ask, demand, enquire, understand
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Transliteration:
punthanomai
Phonic:
poon-than’-om-ahee
Meaning:
middle voice prolonged from a primary πύθω (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from 2065, which properly means a request as a favor; and from 154, which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from 2212, which implies a search for something hidden; and from 1189, which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence)
KJV Usage:
ask, demand, enquire, understand