ἐπυνθάνετο

to question, i.e., ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from g2065, which properly means a request as a favor; and from g0154, which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from g2212, which implies a search for something hidden; and from g1189, which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence)