ἀνακρίνω
anakrinō
“to investigate”
Definition
properly, to scrutinize, i.e. (by implication) investigate, interrogate, determine
from G303 (ἀνά) and G2919 (κρίνω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
ἀνακρίνω appears 14 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
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