to investigate

Greek Verb

ἀνα-κρίνω [in LXX: 1Ki.20:12 (חָקַר), Dan LXX Su 1:13, LXX, TH Su 1:48, 51 *;] to examine, investigate, question (Lft, Notes, 181 f.): Act.17:11, 1Co.2:14-15 4:3-4 9:3 10:25 10:27 14:24; in forensic sense (MM, VGT, see word; esp. of examination by torture; see Field, Notes, 120 f.), Luk.23:14, Act.4:9 12:19 24:8 28:18. SYN.: see: ἐξετάζω (AS)

to investigate

Greek Verb

ἀνακρίνω, examine closely, interrogate, especially judicially, Παυσανίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sound a person, [LXX] 2) inquire into, ἀ. τοὺς ἐργασαμένους[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν [αἰτίαν] [Refs 1st c.BC+] —middle, ἀ. ποινὰ τίς ἔσται what remedy there shall be, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) examine magistrates so as to prove their qualification, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) of the magistrates, examine persons concerned in a suit, so as to prepare the matter for trial, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἄρχων ἀνέκρινε πᾶσιν ὑμῖν καὶ ἀνακρίνας εἰσήγαγεν εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, ἀνεκρίθησαν αἱ ἀμφισβητήσεις[Refs 4th c.BC+] —middle, οὐκ ἀνεκρίνατο ταύτην [τὴν γραφήν] he did not have it examined, of the prosecutor, [Refs] II.3) generally, examine, μάρτυρας[Refs]; τινά 1[Refs]:—middle, [Refs] II.4) select, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] III) in middle, absolutely, ἀνακρίνεσθαι πρὸς ἑωυτούς dispute, wrangle one with another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

properly, to scrutinize, i.e. (by implication) investigate, interrogate, determine; ask, question, discern, examine, judge, search; from g303 (ἀνά) and g2919 (κρίνω)