verb
exetazamō
Greekἐξετάζω (exetazō)
Strong’sG1833
I examine, question, search out
stem exetaz-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐξ-ετάζω
(< ἐτάζω (rare), to examine), [in LXX: De 13:14-15 De 19:18, I Ch 28:9 A (דּרשׁ), Ps 10 (11) 5, 6 (בּחן), Wi 6:3, Si 3:21, al.;]
SYN.: ἀνακρίνω, ἐραυνάω (v. DCG, ii, 594b)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1833 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidex-et-ad'-zo
to test thoroughly (by questions), i.e. ascertain or interrogate
Fromfrom G1537 and ἐτάζω (to examine);
King Jamesask, enquire, search.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exetazavarἐξετάσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | search | 2× |
| exetazaraἐξετάσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | ask | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exetazamō | exetazame | exetazami | exetazama | exetazamē | exetazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exetazasō | exetazase | exetazasi | exetazasa | exetazasē | exetazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exetazatō | exetazate | exetazati | exetazata | exetazatē | exetazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | exetazanō | exetazane | exetazani | exetazana | exetazanē | exetazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exetazavō | exetazave | exetazavi | exetazava | exetazavē | exetazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exetazalō | exetazale | exetazali | exetazala | exetazalē | exetazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exetazameiō | exetazameia | exetazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exetazaseiō | exetazaseia | exetazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exetazateiō | exetazateia | exetazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | exetazaneiō | exetazaneia | exetazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exetazaveiō | exetazaveia | exetazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exetazaleiō | exetazaleia | exetazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exetazasōr | exetazasar | exetazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exetazatōr | exetazatar | exetazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exetazavōr | exetazavar2×ἐξετάσατε | exetazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exetazalōr | exetazalar | exetazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exetazamoiō | exetazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exetazasoiō | exetazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exetazatoiō | exetazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | exetazanoiō | exetazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exetazavoiō | exetazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exetazaloiō | exetazaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exetazarō | exetazari | exetazara1×ἐξετάσαι | exetazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | exetazarōtos | exetazaritos | exetazaratos | exetazarētos |
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
exetaz 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
exetazavar“search”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 2:8“search”kai pemparatos autoin eis Bēthleem legata; Poreuiratois exetazavar akribōs peri teu paidieu; epan de heuriskaveia, apangellavar mi, hopōs kamis ercharatos proskunameia auto.And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
Matthew 10:11“find out”eis han de an politan ē kōman eiserchaveia, exetazavar tinos en auta axios atō; kakei menavar heōs an exerchaveia.Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
exetazara“ask”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
John 21:12“ask”legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Deute aristavar. oudenos de tolmate toiu mathētoiu exetazara auton; Sis tinos asō? oidarētois hoti tos kurios atō.“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.