ἐτάζω
examine, test
Where this word appears
Every passage where ἐτάζω appears in the Greek Septuagint — 11 occurrences in all. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text is shown in the LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 12:17 ἐτάζω And God afflicted Pharao with great and severe afflictions, and his house, because of Sara, Abram's wife.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 ἐτάζω And now, my son Solomon, know the God of your fathers, and serve him with a perfect heart and willing soul: for the Lord searches all hearts, and knows every thought: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you should forsake him, he will forsake you for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 ἐτάζω And I know, Lord, that you are he that searches the hearts, and you love righteousness. I have willingly offered all these things in simplicity of heart; and now I have seen with joy your people here present, willingly offering to you.
- Esther 2:23 ἐτάζω And the king examined the two chamberlains, and hanged them: and the king gave orders to make a note for a memorial in the royal records of the good offices of Mardochaeus, as a commendation.
- Job 32:11 ἐτάζω Listen to my words; for I will speak in your hearing, until you⌃ shall have tried the matter with words:
- Job 33:27 ἐτάζω Even then a man shall blame himself, saying, What kind of things have I done? and he has not punished me according to the full amount of my sins.
- Job 36:23 ἐτάζω And who is he that examines his works? or who can say, he has wrought injustice?
- Psalms 7:10 ἐτάζω My help is righteous, coming from God who saves the upright in heart.
- Psalms 138:23 ἐτάζω Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;
- Jeremiah 17:10 ἐτάζω I the Lord try the hearts, and prove the reins, to give to every one according to his ways, and according to the fruits of his devices.
- Lamentations 3:40 ἐτάζω NUN. Our way has been searched out and examined, and we will turn to the Lord.
About this word
About this word
ἐτάζω (etázō), “examine, test,” is a word from the Greek Septuagint — the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. It does not occur in the Greek New Testament, so it carries no Strong’s number from Thayer’s (New-Testament) lexicon; the gloss shown here is a curated modern-English sense rather than a Strong’s definition. It appears 11 times across the Septuagint — open the Appearances tab to read it in context.
The gloss above is Lemma’s own curated sense — this word carries no Strong’s number, so no lexicon we ship has an entry for it. The transliteration and this passage list are computed here from the tagged Septuagint text. What Lemma adds →
