verb
eraunamō
Strong’sG2045
I search diligently
stem eraun-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
also ἐρευν-ίω Refs, and ἐραυνάω (which see):— seek or search for, search after, track, ἴχνι᾽ ἐρευνῶντες κύνες ἤϊσαν Refs 8th c.BC+; ὧν..ἂν θεὸς χρείαν ἐρευνᾷ the things whereof he seeks after the use, i.e. whatever things he finds serviceable, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 search, explore a place, Refs 5th c.BC+; τεναγέων ῥοάς Refs 5th c.BC+ thou wilt find by searching, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 inquire after, φάτιν Refs 5th c.BC+; examine into a question, Refs 5th c.BC+ —also in middle, διάνοια πᾶσαν φύσιν -ωμένηRefs 2nd c.AD+
4 with infinitive, seek to do, Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| eraunarōntosἐραυνῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | searches | 2× |
| eraunarōntoisἐραυνῶντες | 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 | eraunarōntos3×ἐραυνῶν | eraunarintos | eraunarantos | eraunarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
eraunatō“searches”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 2:10… teu pneumeu, tem gar pneumem panteim eraunatō, kai teim batheim tou theou.… us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things …
eraunavō“search”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
John 5:39“search”Eraunavō tain grafain, hoti vis dokavō en …… pore over the Scriptures because you presume that …
eraunasar“search”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
John 7:52“search”… kai sis ek tau Galilaiau asō? eraunasar kai horasar hoti ek tau Galilaiau …“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
eraunarōntos“searches”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Romans 8:27tos de eraunarōntos tain kardiain oidatē tinem tem fronēmem …And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of …
Revelation 2:23… tais ekklēsais hoti mis amō tos eraunarōntos nefroin kai kardiain, kai dōami vi …… that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will …
eraunarōntois“inquiring”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 1:11“inquiring”eraunarōntois eis tinon ē poion kairon dēlate …… determine the time and setting …