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Inquire
King James Dictionary
or INQUI'RE, L. inquiro in and quoero, to seek.
1. To ask a question to seek for truth or information by asking questions.
We will call the damsel and inquire at her mouth. Genesis 24
It has of before the person asked. Enquire of them, or of him. It has of, concerning, or after, before the subject of inquiry.
He sent Hadoram, his son, to king David to inquire of his welfare. 1 Chronicles 18
For thou does not inquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes 7 .
When search is to be made for particular knowledge or information, it is followed by into. The coroner by jury inquires into the cause of a sudden death. When a place or person is sought, or something hid or missing, for is commonly used. Inquire for Saul of Tarsus. He was inquiring for the house to which he was directed. Inquire for the cloke that is lost. Inquire for the right road. Sometimes it is followed by after. Inquire after the right way.
When some general information is sought, this verb is followed by about sometimes by concerning. His friends inquired about him they inquired concerning his welfare.
2. To seek for truth by argument or the discussion of questions, or by investigation.
To inquire into, to make examination to seek for particular information. Inquire into the time, manner and place. Inquire into all the circumstances of the case.
INQUI'RE, To ask about to seek by asking as,he inquired the way but the phrase is elliptical, for inquire for the way.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Entry for 'Inquire'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/i/inquire.html.
