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Strong's #2045 - ἐρευνάω
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ἐρευν-άω,
also ἐρευν-ίω GDI 5075.35 (Crete), and ἐραυνάω (q.v.): —
1 seek or search for, search after, track, ἴχνι' ἐρευνῶντες κύνες ἤϊσαν Od. 19.436; μετ' ἀνέρος ἴχνι' ἐρευνῶν Il. 18.321; τεύχε' ἐ. Od. 22.180; τὴν σοφὴν εὐβουλίαν A. Pr. 1038; θεῶν βουλεύματ' Pi. Fr. 61; νεκρούς E. Med. 1318; κακούργους X. Cyr. 1.2.12; ἄν τινα οἴωμαι σοφὸν εἶναι Pl. Ap. 23b. cf. 41b; τὸ γραμματεῖον D. 25.61; ὧν..ἂν θεὸς χρείαν ἐρευνᾷ the things whereof he seeks after the use, i.e. whatever things he finds serviceable, S. OT 725.
2. search, explore a place, Hdt. 5.92. δ', Sor. Vit.Hippocr. 3; τεναγέων ῥοάς Pi. N. 3.24; ὄρος Theoc. 25.221; τοὺς ὑπόπτους τῶν τόπων Ael. Tact. 17: abs., εὑρήσεις ἐρευνῶν thou wilt find by searching, Pi. O. 13.113, cf. S. Ant. 268; εἰσβάντες εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἠρεύνων Antipho 5.29.
3. inquire after, φάτιν E. Hel. 662 (lyr.); παίδων ἐρευνῶν σπέρμ' ὅπως γένοιτό μοι Id. Med. 669; examine into a question, ib. 1084 (anap.), cf. Pl. Tht. 200e, al.: — also in Med., διάνοια πᾶσαν φύσιν -ωμένη ib. 174a; οἰκημάτιον X.Ephesians 2:10.
4. c. inf., seek to do, Theoc. 7.45.
ἐρευνάω, ἐρεύνω; 1 aorist imperative ἐρεύνησον; (ἡ ἐρευνᾷ a search); from Homer down; to search, examine into: absolutely, John 7:52; τί, John 5:39; Romans 8:27; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Revelation 2:23 with which passage cf. Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12; followed by an indirect question, 1 Peter 1:11 (2 Samuel 10:3; Proverbs 20:27). The form ἐραυνάω (which see in its place) T Tr WH have received everywhere into the text, but Lachmann only in Revelation 2:23. (Compare: ἐξερευνάω.)
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ἐραυνάω , -ῶ ,
late form of ἐρευνάω
(Rec., ll. c.; cf. Bl., § 6, 1; M, Pr., 46),
[in LXX, ἐρευν - (exc. 1 Chronicles 19:3 A), for H2664 pi., H2713, etc.;]
to search, examine: John 7:52; c. acc rei, John 5:39, Romans 8:27, 1 Corinthians 2:10, Revelation 2:23; seq. orat. obliq., 1 Peter 1:11.†
SYN.: see ἐξετάζω G1833.
ἐρευνἀω , -ῶ . see ἐραυνάω .
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The spelling ἐρευνάω is found ter in the fragmentary P Petr III. 65(b).5, .10, .14 (Ptol.), apparently part of a professional searcher’s report, but ἐραυνάω, which is adopted throughout by WH, is certain from i/A.D. onwards, e.g. P Oxy II. 294.9 f. (A.D. 22) (= Selections, p. 35) ὁ ο [ἶκος. . . . .] Σεκόνδας ἠραύνηται κ [αὶ. . . . .] ὁ ἐμ [ὸς ] οἶκος ἠραύνητ [αι : see Proleg. p. 46, where the spelling of the subst. is also discussed. As illustrating the two forms it is enough to cite here P Tebt I. 38.19 (B.C. 113) ἔρ ]ευναν δὲ τούτου σὺν αὐτοῖς ποιησάμενος, P Oxy I. 67.18 (A.D. 338) ἐπὶ δυσὶ κεφαλαίοις τὴν ἔραυναν ποιούμενον, ";making the inquiry concerning two points."; MGr ἔρευνα. In P Fay 104 (late iii/A.D.) reference is made ter to ἐραυνηταί, ";searchers,"; apparently Customs officials (see the editors’ note ad.14).
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