verb
anakrinamō
Greekἀνακρίνω (anakrinō)
Strong’sG350
I examine, inquire into
stem anakrin-16 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀνα-κρίνω
[in LXX: I Ki 20:12 (חקר), Da LXX Su 13, ib. LXX,TH 48, 51*;]
SYN.: v.s. ἐξετάζω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G350 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anakrinamōἀνακρίνω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | judge | 1× |
| anakrinatōἀνακρίνει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | judges | 1× |
| anakrinitōἀνακρίνεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | judged | 3× |
| anakrininōἀνακρινόμεθα | happening now · wepresent passive indicative 1st person plural | examined | 1× |
| anakrinimeiaἀνακριθῶ | happened · Iaorist passive subjunctive 1st person singular | judged | 1× |
| anakrinarōtosἀνακρίνων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | judges | 1× |
| anakrinarōtoisἀνακρίνοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | examining | 3× |
| anakrinarōtoiἀνακρίνουσίν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine | examine | 1× |
| anakrinaratosἀνακρίνας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | examined | 3× |
| anakrinaratoisἀνακρίναντές | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | examined | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anakrinamō1×ἀνακρίνω | anakriname | anakrinami | anakrinama | anakrinamē | anakrinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anakrinasō | anakrinase | anakrinasi | anakrinasa | anakrinasē | anakrinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakrinatō1×ἀνακρίνει | anakrinate | anakrinati | anakrinata | anakrinatē | anakrinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anakrinanō | anakrinane | anakrinani | anakrinana | anakrinanē | anakrinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakrinavō | anakrinave | anakrinavi | anakrinava | anakrinavē | anakrinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anakrinalō | anakrinale | anakrinali | anakrinala | anakrinalē | anakrinalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anakrinimō | anakrinime | anakrinimi | anakrinima | anakrinimē | anakrinimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anakrinisō | anakrinise | anakrinisi | anakrinisa | anakrinisē | anakriniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakrinitō3×ἀνακρίνεται | anakrinite | anakriniti | anakrinita | anakrinitē | anakrinitelē |
| we 1st person plural | anakrininō1×ἀνακρινόμεθα | anakrinine | anakrinini | anakrinina | anakrininē | anakrininelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakrinivō | anakrinive | anakrinivi | anakriniva | anakrinivē | anakrinivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anakrinilō | anakrinile | anakrinili | anakrinila | anakrinilē | anakrinilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anakrinameiō | anakrinameia | anakrinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anakrinaseiō | anakrinaseia | anakrinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakrinateiō | anakrinateia | anakrinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anakrinaneiō | anakrinaneia | anakrinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakrinaveiō | anakrinaveia | anakrinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anakrinaleiō | anakrinaleia | anakrinaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anakrinimeiō | anakrinimeia1×ἀνακριθῶ | anakrinimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anakriniseiō | anakriniseia | anakriniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakriniteiō | anakriniteia | anakriniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anakrinineiō | anakrinineia | anakrinineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakriniveiō | anakriniveia | anakriniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anakrinileiō | anakrinileia | anakrinileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anakrinasōr | anakrinasar | anakrinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakrinatōr | anakrinatar | anakrinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakrinavōr | anakrinavar | anakrinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anakrinalōr | anakrinalar | anakrinalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anakrinisōr | anakrinisar | anakrinisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakrinitōr | anakrinitar | anakrinitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakrinivōr | anakrinivar | anakrinivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anakrinilōr | anakrinilar | anakrinilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anakrinamoiō | anakrinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anakrinasoiō | anakrinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakrinatoiō | anakrinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anakrinanoiō | anakrinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakrinavoiō | anakrinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anakrinaloiō | anakrinaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anakrinimoiō | anakrinimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anakrinisoiō | anakrinisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anakrinitoiō | anakrinitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anakrininoiō | anakrininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anakrinivoiō | anakrinivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anakriniloiō | anakriniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anakrinarō | anakrinari | anakrinara | anakrinarē |
| acted on passive voice | anakrinirō | anakriniri | anakrinira | anakrinirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 9 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anakrinarōtos5×ἀνακρίνων | anakrinaritos | anakrinaratos4×ἀνακρίνας | anakrinarētos |
| acted on passive voice | anakrinirōtos | anakriniritos | anakriniratos | anakrinirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anakrin is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
anakrinamō“judge”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 4:3“judge”mi de eis elachistem atō, hina hupo vu anakrinimeia ē hupo anthrōpinau hēmerau; alla oude miauton anakrinamō;I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
anakrinatō“judges”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 2:15“judges”tos de pneumatikos anakrinatō teim panteim, autos de hupo oudenou anakrinitō.The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
anakrinitō“judged”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
1 Corinthians 2:14“discerned”Psuchikos de anthrōpos ouk dechetō teim teu pneumeu tou theou, mōrias gar auto atō, kai ouk dunetō gnōskara, hoti pneumatikōs anakrinitō;The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 2:15“judged”tos de pneumatikos anakrinatō teim panteim, autos de hupo oudenou anakrinitō.The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
1 Corinthians 14:24“called to account”ean de pantois profēteualeiō, eiserchateia de tinos apistos ē idiōtos, elenchitō hupo pantoiu, anakrinitō hupo pantoiu,But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
anakrininō“examined”happening now · wepresent passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 4:9“examined”ei nis sēmeron anakrininō epi euergesia anthrōpou asthenou, en tine houtos sōzitē,If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,
anakrinimeia“judged”happened · Iaorist passive subjunctive 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 4:3“judged”mi de eis elachistem atō, hina hupo vu anakrinimeia ē hupo anthrōpinau hēmerau; alla oude miauton anakrinamō;I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
anakrinarōtos“judges”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 4:4“judges”oudenem gar miauto sunoidamē, alla ouk en houte dikaiimē, tos de anakrinarōtos min kurios atō.My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
anakrinarōtois“examining”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine3×
Acts 17:11“examining”houtois de ale eugenoterois toiu en Thessalonika, hotinois dechela ton logon meta pantau prothumiau, tem kata hēmeran anakrinarōtois tain grafain ei echatoiō houteim houtōs.Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
1 Corinthians 10:25“asking … questions”pantem tem en makelle pōlirōtem esthiavōr mēdenem anakrinarōtois dia tan suneidēsian,Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
1 Corinthians 10:27“raising questions”ei tinos kalatō vin toiu apistoiu kai thelavō poreuerō, pantem tem paratithirōtem vi esthiavōr mēdenem anakrinarōtois dia tan suneidēsian;If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
anakrinarōtoi“examine”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 9:3“examine”Tas ēmas apologias toi min anakrinarōtoi atō houtas.This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:
anakrinaratos“examined”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine3×
Luke 23:14“examined”legata pros autoin; Prosferava mi ton anthrōpon houton hōs apostrefarōton ton laon, kai idou mis enōpion vu anakrinaratos oudenem heuriskama en to anthrōpo houto aitiem heiu katēgoravō kata autou.and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
Acts 12:19“examined”Hērōdos de epizētaratos auton kai mē heuriskaratos anakrinaratos toin fulaxoin keleuata apagira, kai katercharatos apo tau Ioudaiau eis Kaisareian diatribate.After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
Acts 24:8“examining”para hou dunesi autos anakrinaratos peri panteiu houteiu epignōskara heiu nis katēgoranō autou.By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
anakrinaratois“examined”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 28:18“examined”hotinois anakrinaratois min boulele apoluara dia tem mēdenan aitian thanatou huparcharō en mi;They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.