Exetazo denotes seeking information in order to identify a person or determine what is true in a situation.

The attested use concerns seeking information for identification or discovery: those addressed are told to determine who is worthy or to search for the child, while the disciples refrain from asking Jesus who he is.

1. Seeking information to identify or discover · dominant

   In Matthew 10:11, the second-person plural aorist active form occurs in the instruction to determine who in a city or village is worthy; the APB renders the clause "inquire who in it is worthy." In Matthew 2:8, the same supplied form stands with the instruction concerning the child, which the APB renders "search carefully for the child"; in John 21:12, the aorist active infinitive concerns asking Jesus "Who are you?" though the disciples did not dare to do so.

   Matthew 10:11Matthew 2:8John 21:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with "inquire," "search carefully," and "ask," reflecting different contexts of seeking information. These are presentations of the clauses rather than fixed renderings of the lemma.