G4441–πυνθάνομαι–punthanomai

And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

ἐπυνθάνετο epunthaneto “he was inquiring”

And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

ἐπυνθάνετο epunthaneto “he was inquiring”

And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

ἐπυνθάνετο epunthaneto “he was asking”

So he put a question to them as to the hour when he became better; and they said to him, The disease went from him yesterday at the seventh hour.

ἐπύθετο eputheto “He inquired”

Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?

πυθέσθαι puthesthai “to ask”

Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

ἐπυνθάνοντο· epunthanonto “they were inquiring;”

To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there.

ἐπυνθάνοντο epunthanonto “they were asking”

And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?

πυνθάνομαι punthanomai “I inquire”

Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

ἐπυνθάνετο epunthaneto “he was inquiring”

And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

ἐπυνθάνετο· epunthaneto “he was inquiring:”

And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.

πυνθάνεσθαι punthanesthai “to inquire”

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

πυθόμενος puthomenos “having learned”