- Original: ἐξερευνάω - Transliteration: Exereunao - Phonetic: ex-er-yoo-nah'-o - Definition: 1. to search out, search anxiously and diligently To search after, thoroughly investigate (first used to tellof a dog sniffing out something with his nose). The prophetssearched to find out the time of messiah's appearance. - Origin: from G1537 and G2045 - TDNT entry: 12:55,3 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1537 and G2045 ; to explore (figuratively): - search diligently. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • diligently, 1 1 Peter 1:10