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Examine; Examination
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eg -zam´in , eg -zam -i -nā´shun : דּרש , dārash , "to follow," "inquire," "make inquisition" (Ezra 10:16 ); and בּחן , bāḥan , "to test," "investigate," "prove," "tempt" (Psalm 26:2 ). The former was the judicial term. ἀνακρίνω , anakrı́nō , "scrutinize," "investigate," "interrogate" (in court), "judge," "search" (Luke 23:14; Acts 4:9; Acts 12:19; Acts 28:18; 1 Corinthians 9:3 ); and ἀνετάζω , anetázō , "to investigate" (judicially), "examine" (Acts 22:24 , Acts 22:29 ). Also δοκιμάζω , dokimázō , "to test," "examine," "try" (1 Corinthians 11:28 the King James Version); and πειράζω , peirázō , "scrutinize," "discipline" (2 Corinthians 13:5 the King James Version). The noun ἀνάκρισις , anákrisis , "examination," "investigation," occurs in Acts 25:26 . See also COURTS , JUDICIAL .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Examine; Examination'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​e/examine-examination.html. 1915.