Definition

to test thoroughly (by questions), i.e. ascertain or interrogate

Etymology

from G1537 (ἐκ) and (to examine);

Word family

• ἐκ ek

How the KJV renders it

• ask
• enquire
• search

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.