"to find by diligent search, Lk. 2:16; Acts 21:4*"
Definition and meaning
to find by diligent search, Lk. 2:16; Acts 21:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνευρίσκω
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 aneurisko (G429) across the King James Bible.
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
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Common questions
Strong's G429 (aneurisko) is a Greek word that means: to find by diligent search, Lk. 2:16; Acts 21:4* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word aneurisko (G429) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G429 is aneurisko, a Greek word defined as: to find by diligent search, Lk. 2:16; Acts 21:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
aneurisko is a Greek word found in the New Testament.