ἀκριβόωakribóō

to enquire with exactness, learn carefully: Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16.

Greek (New Testament) · G198

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.
  • Matthew 2:16 Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.