International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Examine; Examination

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Examine; Examination


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eg-zam´in, eg-zam-i-nā´shun: דּרש, dārash, “to follow,” “inquire,” “make inquisition” (); and בּחן, bāḥan, “to test,” “investigate,” “prove,” “tempt” (). The former was the judicial term. ἀνακρίνω, anakrı́nō, “scrutinize,” “investigate,” “interrogate” (in court), “judge,” “search” (; ; ; ; ); and ἀνετάζω, anetázō, “to investigate” (judicially), “examine” (, ). Also δοκιμάζω, dokimázō, “to test,” “examine,” “try” ( the King James Version); and πειράζω, peirázō, “scrutinize,” “discipline” ( the King James Version). The noun ἀνάκρισις, anákrisis, “examination,” “investigation,” occurs in . See also COURTS, JUDICIAL.