anakrinō · examine, question

What it means

anakrinō (ἀνακρίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “examine, question”.

Investigate; judge, evaluate.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To look deeply into something or someone to form a judgment.
2. To question someone in a trial.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• examined ×8
• asking no questions ×2
• examine ×2
• examines ×2
• examining ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• Acts×5
• 1 Corinthians×10

• Luke 23:14

  and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who is misleading the people; and look, I, having examined him before you, have found no guilt in this man in the things of which you accuse him;

• Acts 4:9

  if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a sick man, as to by what means this man has been healed,

• Acts 12:19

  And Herod, after searching for him and not finding him, examined the guards and ordered them to be led away; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.

• Acts 17:11

  Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

• Acts 24:8

  By examining him yourself you will be able to learn from him about all these things of which we accuse him.”

• Acts 28:18

  who, when they had examined me, wanted to release me because there was no cause for death in me.

• 1 Corinthians 2:14

  But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are examined spiritually.

• 1 Corinthians 2:15

  But the spiritual person examines all things, but he himself is examined by no one.

• 1 Corinthians 4:3

  But to me it is a very small thing that I should be examined by you or by a human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.

• 1 Corinthians 4:4

  For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but I have not been declared righteous by this; rather, the one who examines me is the Lord.

• 1 Corinthians 9:3

  This is my defense to those who examine me:

• 1 Corinthians 10:25

  Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions because of conscience,

• 1 Corinthians 10:27

  If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, asking no questions because of conscience.

• 1 Corinthians 14:24

  But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in, he is convicted by all, he is examined by all,

And 2 more times.