"to sift; to examine closely, Acts 17:11; to scrutinize, scan, 1 Cor. 2:14, 15; 9:3; to try judicially, Lk. 23:14; to judge, give judgment upon, 1 Cor. 4:3, 4; to put questions, be inquisitive, 1 Cor. 10:25, 27; Acts 11:12 v.l"
Definition and meaning
to sift; to examine closely, Acts 17:11; to scrutinize, scan, 1 Cor. 2:14, 15; 9:3; to try judicially, Lk. 23:14; to judge, give judgment upon, 1 Cor. 4:3, 4; to put questions, be inquisitive, 1 Cor. 10:25, 27; Acts 11:12 v.l
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνακρίνω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anakrino (G350) across the King James Bible.
Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
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Common questions
Strong's G350 (anakrino) is a Greek word that means: to sift; to examine closely, Acts 17:11; to scrutinize, scan, 1 Cor. 2:14, 15; 9:3; to try judicially, Lk. 23:14; to judge, give judgment upon, 1 Cor. 4:3, 4; to put questions, be inquisitive, 1 Cor. ... It appears 14 times in the King James Bible.
The word anakrino (G350) appears 14 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G350 is anakrino, a Greek word defined as: to sift; to examine closely, Acts 17:11; to scrutinize, scan, 1 Cor. 2:14, 15; 9:3; to try judicially, Lk. 23:14; to judge, give judgment upon, 1 Cor.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anakrino is a Greek word found in the New Testament.