ἀνακρίνω
Etym. ἀνάκρισις
I. "to examine closely, to question, interrogate", τινά Thuc., Plat.
2. "to inquire into" a fact, Antipho:—Mid., Pind.
II. used at Athens in technical sense:
1. "to examine" magistrates, as to their qualification, Dem.
2. of the magistrates, "to examine persons concerned in a suit", so as to prepare the matter for trial, id=Dem.
III. Mid., ἀνακρίνεσθαι πρὸς ἑαυτούς "to dispute" one "with" another, Hdt.