verb
exetazamō
Strong’sG1833
I examine, question, search out
stem exetaz-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future ἐξετάσω, rarely ἐξετῶ Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐξήτασα Refs 5th c.BC+, etc., Doric dialect ἐξήταξα Refs 3rd c.BC+: perfect ἐξήτακα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future -ετασθήσομαιRefs 4th c.BC+aorist -ητάσθην (see. below): perfect -ήτασμαι (see. entry near the end):—examine well or closely, scrutinize, review, ἐ. φίλους, ὅντιν᾽ ἔχουσι νόον Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐ., opposed to ὑπέχειν λόγον, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὸ δι᾽ ἀκριβείας -αζόμενον exactly weighed words, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τι [διὰ] τῶν εἰδότων make inquiries into a thing from.., Refs 5th c.BC+
2 of troops, inspect, review, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, στρατὸς δὲ θάσσει κἀξετάζεται Refs 5th c.BC+
3 ἐ. τὴν βουλήν, τὸ βουλευτικόν, = Latin legere senatum, revise the roll of the Senate, Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 examine, approve, Refs 3rd c.BC+
5 pass in review, enumerate, ἁμαρτήματα ἀκριβῶς ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
II examine or question a person closely, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 4th c.BC+
III estimate, τι πρός τι one thing with reference to another, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare, πρὸς Ἀριστογείτονα ἐμαυτόν Refs 4th c.BC+
IV prove by scrutiny or test, of gold, Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐ. τοὺς κακούς τε κἀγαθούς Refs 5th c.BC+: with participle, ἐξητακὼς στερεοὺς ὑπάρχοντας τοὺς τόπους Refs 2nd c.BC+ —more frequently in passive, ἐὰν μὴ παρὼν ἐ. unless he is proved to have been present, Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, τὰ φοβερὰ ἐξετασθήσεται μέχρι λόγου τοιαῦτα ὄντα Refs 1st c.BC+
V passive, to be numbered, counted, with genitive, ὧν εἷς ἐγὼ βουληθεὶς ἐξετάζεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+to be found in the number of.., Refs 4th c.BC+; μετὰ τῶν ἄλλων ἐξητάζετο he appeared among.., Refs 1st c.BC+; to be placed on a roll, ἐν τοῖς ἱππικοῖς among the Refs 1st c.AD+; of the census, ἐξητάσθησαν αἱ πᾶσαι πεντεκαίδεκα [μυριάδες] Refscaes.Refs
V.2 passive, present oneself, appear, Refs 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | exetazarōntos | exetazarintos | exetazarantos | exetazarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
exetazavar“search”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 2:8… pemparantos autoin eis Bēthleem legata; Poreuirantois exetazavar akribōs peri teu paidieu; epan de …… to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when …
Matthew 10:11… de an polan ē kōman eiserchaveia, exetazavar tinos en auta axios atō; kakei …Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay …
exetazara“ask”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
John 21:12… aristavar. oudenos de tolmate toiu mathētoiu exetazara auton; Sis tinos asō? oidarēntois hoti …… None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew …