Definition
ἀκριβόω, -ῶ
(ἀκριβής), [in Aq.: Isaiah 30:8; 49:16 * ;]
to enquire with exactness, learn carefully: Matthew 2:7, 16 (for similar ex., see MM, VGT, sv.).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 2:7ἠκρίβωσεν · [and] learnedThen Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
- Matthew 2:16ἠκρίβωσεν · he had learnedWhen Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.