Greek · Strong's G2045
ἐρευνάω
ereunaoer-yoo-nah'-o
to seek, i.e. (figuratively) to investigate
1890 spelling: ereunáō
- ε5
- ρ100
- ε5
- υ400
- ν50
- α1
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,361
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to seek, i.e. (figuratively) to investigate
Rendered in the KJV as
search.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ἐραυνῶν2
- ἐραυνᾷ,1
- ἐραυνᾶτε1
- ἐραύνησον1
- ἐραυνῶντες1
How it is rendered · 5
- searching2
- do search1
- inquiring1
- searches,1
- You diligently search1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singular1
- verb · present active, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAP-NSM · 2
- V-AAM-2S · 1
- V-PAI-2P · 1
- V-PAI-3S · 1
- V-PAP-NPM · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- John2 of 6 · 33%
- Romans1 of 6 · 17%
- 1 Corinthians1 of 6 · 17%
- 1 Peter1 of 6 · 17%
- Revelation1 of 6 · 17%
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John2 occurrences
- John 5:39ἐραυνᾶτεeraunateverb · present active, statement · 2nd person pluralYou pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,here: You diligently search
- John 7:52ἐραύνησονeraunēsonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singular“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”here: do search