198. akriboo
Strong's Concordance
akriboo: I examine carefully, inquire strictly
Original Word: ἀκριβόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: akriboo
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-ree-bo'-o)
Definition: exact, precise
Usage: I learn carefully, inquire with exactness.
HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 198 akribóō – to know accurately; inquire diligently. See 199 (akribōs).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 198: ἀκριβόω

ἀκριβόω, (ῶ: 1 aorist ἠκρίβωσα); (ἀκριβής);

1. in secular writings, to know accurately, to do exactly.

2. to investigate diligently: Matthew 2:7, 16 (ἀκριβῶς ἐξετάζειν, Matthew 2:8); Aristotle, gen. anim. 5, 1; Philo, m. opif. § 25 μετά πάσης ἐξετάσεως ἀκριβοῦντες. (Al. to learn exactly, ascertain; cf. Fritzsche or Meyer on Matthew, as above.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
enquire diligently.

From the same as akribestatos; to be exact, i.e. Ascertain -- enquire diligently.

see GREEK akribestatos

Forms and Transliterations
ηκρίβωσε ηκριβωσεν ἠκρίβωσεν ekribosen ekríbosen ēkribōsen ēkríbōsen
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Matthew 2:7 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τοὺς μάγους ἠκρίβωσεν παρ' αὐτῶν
NAS: the magi and determined from them the exact time
KJV: of them diligently what time the star
INT: the magi inquired earnestly of them

Matthew 2:16 V-AIA-3S
GRK: χρόνον ὃν ἠκρίβωσεν παρὰ τῶν
NAS: which he had determined from the magi.
KJV: which he had diligently enquired of
INT: time which he had ascertained from the

Strong's Greek 198
2 Occurrences


ἠκρίβωσεν — 2 Occ.

















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