Deuteronomy 17:4
And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
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Inquired
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1 Peter 1:10
Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
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שָׁאַל
shâʼal · shaw-al'
15 times translated as this KJV form172 total Strong's occurrences
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Strong's KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, × earnestly, enquire, greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, salute, × straitly, × surely, wish.
Strong's first: Judges 8:14Strong's last: 1 Chronicles 14:14
Open full H7592 profile →דָּרַשׁ
dârash · daw-rash'
11 times translated as this KJV form163 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Strong's KJV usage: ask, × at all, care for, × diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), × surely.
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Strong's first: Deuteronomy 17:4Strong's last: Zephaniah 1:6
Open full H1875 profile →ἀκριβόω
akribóō · ak-ree-bo'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
to be exact, i.e. ascertain
Strong's KJV usage: :--enquire diligently.
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Strong's first: Matthew 2:7Strong's last: Matthew 2:16
Open full G198 profile →בָּקַשׁ
bâqash · baw-kash'
2 times translated as this KJV form225 total Strong's occurrences
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Strong's KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
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Strong's first: 2 Samuel 21:1Strong's last: Daniel 1:20
Open full H1245 profile →ἐκζητέω
ekzētéō · ek-zay-teh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship
Strong's KJV usage: :--en- (re-)quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).
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Strong's first: 1 Peter 1:10Strong's last: 1 Peter 1:10
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G198
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
G198
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
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inquire
INQUI'RE, verb intransitive [Latin inquiro; in and quoero, to seek.]
1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by asking questions.
We will call the damsel and inquire at her mouth. Genesis 24:1.
It has of before the person asked. Enquire of them, or of him. It has of, concerning, or after, before the subject of inquiry.
He sent Hadoram, his son, to king David to inquire of his welfare. 1 Chronicles 18:1.
For thou does not inquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes 7:1.
When search is to be made for particular knowledge or information, it is followed by into. The coroner by jury inquires into the cause of a sudden death. When a place or person is sought, or something hid or missing, for is commonly used. inquire for Saul of Tarsus. He was inquiring for the house to which he was directed. inquire for the cloke that is lost. inquire for the right road. Sometimes it is followed by after. inquire after the right way.
When some general information is sought, this verb is followed by about; sometimes by concerning. His friends inquired about him; they inquired concerning his welfare.
2. To seek for truth by argument or the discussion of questions, or by investigation.
To inquire into, to make examination; to seek for particular information. inquire into the time, manner and place. inquire into all the circumstances of the case.
INQUI'RE, verb transitive To ask about; to seek by asking; as, he inquired the way; but the phrase is elliptical, for inquire for the way.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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