verb
eraunamō
Greekἐραυνάω (eraunaō)
Strong’sG2045
I search diligently
stem eraun-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐραυνάω, -ῶ late form of ἐρευνάω (Rec., ll. c.; cf. Bl., § 6, 1; M, Pr., 46),
[in LXX, ἐρευν- (exc. I Ch 19:3 A), for חָפַשׂ pi., חָקַר, etc.;]
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 G2045 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider-yoo-nah'-o
to seek, i.e. (figuratively) to investigate
Fromapparently from G2046 (through the idea of inquiry);
King Jamessearch.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eraunatōἐραυνᾷ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | searches | 1× |
| eraunavōἘραυνᾶτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | search | 1× |
| eraunasarἐραύνησον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | search | 1× |
| eraunarōtosἐραυνῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | searches | 2× |
| eraunarōtoisἐραυνῶντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | inquiring | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eraunamō | erauname | eraunami | eraunama | eraunamē | eraunamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eraunasō | eraunase | eraunasi | eraunasa | eraunasē | eraunaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eraunatō1×ἐραυνᾷ | eraunate | eraunati | eraunata | eraunatē | eraunatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eraunanō | eraunane | eraunani | eraunana | eraunanē | eraunanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eraunavō1×Ἐραυνᾶτε | eraunave | eraunavi | eraunava | eraunavē | eraunavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eraunalō | eraunale | eraunali | eraunala | eraunalē | eraunalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eraunameiō | eraunameia | eraunameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eraunaseiō | eraunaseia | eraunaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eraunateiō | eraunateia | eraunateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eraunaneiō | eraunaneia | eraunaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eraunaveiō | eraunaveia | eraunaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eraunaleiō | eraunaleia | eraunaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eraunasōr | eraunasar1×ἐραύνησον | eraunasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eraunatōr | eraunatar | eraunatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eraunavōr | eraunavar | eraunavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eraunalōr | eraunalar | eraunalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eraunamoiō | eraunamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eraunasoiō | eraunasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eraunatoiō | eraunatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eraunanoiō | eraunanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eraunavoiō | eraunavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eraunaloiō | eraunaloia |
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 | eraunarō | eraunari | eraunara | eraunarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eraunarōtos3×ἐραυνῶν | eraunaritos | eraunaratos | eraunarētos |
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
eraun 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
eraunatō“searches”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 2:10“searches”ni gar apokaluptata tos theos dia teu pneumeu, tem gar pneumem panteim eraunatō, kai teim batheim tou theou.But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
eraunavō“search”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
John 5:39“search”Eraunavō tain grafain, hoti vis dokavō en autai zōan aiōnian echarō; kai ekeinais alō tais marturarōtais peri mu;You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
eraunasar“search”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
John 7:52“search”apokrinila kai legala auto; Mē kai sis ek tau Galilaiau asō? eraunasar kai horasar hoti ek tau Galilaiau profētos ouk egeiritō.“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
eraunarōtos“searches”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Romans 8:27“searches”tos de eraunarōtos tain kardiain oidatē tinem tem fronēmem teu pneumeu, hoti kata theon entunchanatō huper hagioiu.And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Revelation 2:23“searches”kai teim tekneim autau apokteinami en thanato; kai gnōskeli pantais tais ekklēsais hoti mis amō tos eraunarōtos nefroin kai kardiain, kai dōami vi hekasto kata teim ergeim vu.Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
eraunarōtois“inquiring”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 1:11“inquiring”eraunarōtois eis tinon ē poion kairon dēlate tem en autoi pneumem Christou promarturerōtem teim eis Christon pathēmeim kai tain meta houteim doxain;trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.