Dictionary entry

ἐραυνάω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐραυνάω, -ῶ late form of ἐρευνάω (Rec., ll. c.; cf. Bl., § 6, 1; M, Pr., 46),

[in LXX, ἐρευν- (exc. I Ch 19:3 A), for חָפַשׂ pi., חָקַר, etc.;]

to search, examine: Jo 7:52; c. acc rei, Jo 5:39, Ro 8:27, I Co 2:10, Re 2:23; seq. orat. obliq., I Pe 1:11.†

SYN.: v.s. ἐξετάζω