Greek word
pynthánomai
πυνθάνομαι
What it means
to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely
to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from erōtáō (ἐρωτάω), which properly means a request as a favor; and from aitéō (αἰτέω), which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from zētéō (ζητέω), which implies a search for something hidden; and from déomai (δέομαι), which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence)
Where it comes from
middle voice prolonged from a primary (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses)