privily. secretly. enquired... diligently. enquired... accurately Compare Deuteronomy 19:18. Greek. akriboo. Occurs only here and in Matthew 2:16.
what time, &c. This was the second of the two important questions: the other being "where" (Matthew 2:4).
the star appeared. the time of the appearing star.
appeared. shone forth. See App-106.