G4441
πυνθάνομαι
to inquire
πυνθώ᾽ομαι [in LXX for דָּרַשׁ ;] __1. to inquire: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.4:42, Act.23:20; before quæst. indir., Mat.2:4, Luk.15:25 18:36, Act.10:18 21:33; quæst. dir., Act.4:7 10:20 23:10; before παρά, with genitive of person(s), Mat.2:4, Jhn.4:52. __2. to learn by inquiry: before ὅτι, Act.23:34.† (AS)
The KJV translates G4441 in the following manner:
asked (10x), ask (4x), demanded (4x), enquire (2x), he (2x), understood (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
πυνθάνομαι — pynthánomai
πυνθάνομαι; imperfect ἐπυνθανομην; 2 aorist ἐπυθόμην; (cf. Curtius, § 328); a deponent verb; as in classical Greek from Homer down.
1. to inquire, ask: followed by an indirect question — with the indicative Act 10:18; with the optative, Joh 13:24 R G; Luk 15:26; Luk 18:36; Act 21:33; followed by a direct question, Act 4:7; Act 10:29; Act 23:19; παρά τίνος τί (Buttmann, 167 (146)), Joh 4:52; παρά τίνος followed by an indirect question with the indicative Mat 2:4; τί περί τίνος, Act 23:20.
2. to ascertain by inquiry: followed by ὅτι, Act 23:34 (A. V. understood).
12 occurrences
Matthew (1), Luke (2), John (2), Acts (7)