Strong's Concordance zéteó: to seek Original Word: ζητέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: zéteó Phonetic Spelling: (dzay-teh'-o) Short Definition: I seek, search for, desire Definition: I seek, search for, desire, require, demand. HELPS Word-studies 2212 zētéō – properly, to seek by inquiring; to investigate to reach a binding (terminal) resolution; to search, "getting to the bottom of a matter." Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2212: ζητέωζητέω, ζητῶ; imperfect 3 person singular ἐζήτει, plural ἐζήτουν; future ζητήσω; 1 aorist ἐζήτησα; passive, present ζητοῦμαι; imperfect 3 person singular ἐζητεῖτο (Hebrews 8:7); 1 future ζητηθήσομαι (Luke 12:48); (from Homer on); the Sept. for דָּרַשׁ, and much more often for בִּקֵשׁ; to seek, i. e. 1. to seek in order to find; a. universally and absolutely: Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9f (see εὑρίσκω, 1 a); τινα, Mark 1:37; Luke 2:48 (Luke 2:45 R L marginal reading), (Luke 4:42 Rec.); John 6:24; John 18:4, 7; Acts 10:19, and often; followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Acts 9:11; with the accusative of the thing (μαργαρίτας), of buyers, Matthew 13:45; something lost, Matthew 18:12; Luke 19:10; τί ἐν τίνι, as fruit on a tree, Luke 13:6f; ἀνάπαυσιν, a place of rest, Matthew 12:43; Luke 11:24; after the Hebrew (פּ אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בִּקֵּשׁ ... (cf. Winer's Grammar, 33 (32); 18)) ψυχήν τίνος, to seek, plot against, the life of one, Matthew 2:20; Romans 11:3, (Exodus 4:19, etc.); universally, τί ζητεῖς; what dost thou seek? what dost thou wish? John 1:38 (39); (John 4:27). b. to seek (i. e. in order to find out) by thinking, meditating, reasoning; to inquire into: περί τίνος ζητεῖτε μετ' ἀλλήλων; John 16:19; followed by indirect discourse, πῶς, τί, τινα: Mark 11:18; Mark 14:1, 11; Luke 12:29; Luke 22:2; 1 Peter 5:8; τόν Θεόν, to follow up the traces of divine majesty and power, Acts 17:27 (universally, to seek the knowledge of God, Wis. 1:1 Wis. 13:6; (Philo, monarch. i. § 5)). c. to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after: εὐκαιρίαν, Matthew 26:16; Luke 22:6; ψευδομαρτυρίαν, Matthew 26:59; Mark 14:55; τόν θάνατον, an opportunity to die, Revelation 9:6; λύσιν, 1 Corinthians 7:27; τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:31; τά ἄνω, Colossians 3:1; εἰρήνην, 1 Peter 3:11; ἀφθαρσίαν etc. Romans 2:7; δόξαν ἐκ τίνος, 1 Thessalonians 2:6; τήν δόξαν τήν παρά τίνος, John 5:44; τά τίνος, the property of one, 2 Corinthians 12:14; τήν δόξαν Θεοῦ, to seek to promote the glory of God, John 7:18; John 8:50; τό θέλημα τίνος, to attempt to establish, John 5:30; τό σύμφορον τίνος, to seek to further the profit or advantage of one, 1 Corinthians 10:33, equivalent to ζητεῖν τά τίνος, 1 Corinthians 10:24; 1 Corinthians 13:5; Philippians 2:21; ὑμᾶς, to seek to win your souls, 2 Corinthians 12:14; τόν Θεόν, to seek the favor of God (see ἐκζητέω, a.), Romans 10:20; (Romans 3:11 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading). followed by an infinitive (Buttmann, 258 (222); Winers Grammar, § 44, 3) to seek i. e. desire, endeavor: Matthew 12:46 ( 2. to seek i. e. require, demand: (σημεῖον, Mark 8:12 L T Tr WH; Luke 11:29 T Tr WH); σοφίαν, 1 Corinthians 1:22; δοκιμήν, 2 Corinthians 13:3; τί παρά τίνος, to crave, demand something from someone, Mark 8:11; Luke 11:16; Luke 12:48; ἐν τίνι, the dative of person, to seek in one, i. e. to require of him, followed by ἵνα, 1 Corinthians 4:2. (Compare: ἀναζητέω, ἐκζητέω, ἐπιζητέω, συζητέω.) Of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) -- be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare punthanomai. see GREEK punthanomai Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 2212117 Occurrences ἐζητήσαμεν — 1 Occ. ἐζήτησαν — 1 Occ. ἐζήτησέν — 1 Occ. ἐζήτει — 7 Occ. ἐζητεῖτέ — 1 Occ. ἐζητεῖτο — 1 Occ. ἐζητοῦμέν — 1 Occ. ἐζήτουν — 18 Occ. ζητῆσαι — 1 Occ. ζητησάτω — 1 Occ. ζητήσῃ — 1 Occ. ζητήσετέ — 4 Occ. ζήτησον — 1 Occ. ζητήσουσιν — 2 Occ. ζητηθήσεται — 1 Occ. ζητεῖ — 11 Occ. ζητεῖν — 2 Occ. ζητεῖς — 2 Occ. ζητεῖται — 1 Occ. ζητεῖτε — 22 Occ. ζητείτω — 1 Occ. ζητῶ — 4 Occ. ζητῶν — 9 Occ. ζητοῦν — 2 Occ. ζητοῦντες — 10 Occ. ζητοῦντι — 1 Occ. Ζητούντων — 2 Occ. ζητοῦσίν — 8 Occ. Matthew 2:13 V-PNA GRK: γὰρ Ἡρῴδης ζητεῖν τὸ παιδίον NAS: is going to search for the Child KJV: will seek the young child INT: for Herod to seek the child Matthew 2:20 V-PPA-NMP Matthew 6:33 V-PMA-2P Matthew 7:7 V-PMA-2P Matthew 7:8 V-PPA-NMS Matthew 12:43 V-PPA-NNS Matthew 12:46 V-PPA-NMP Matthew 12:47 V-PPA-NMP Matthew 13:45 V-PPA-DMS Matthew 18:12 V-PIA-3S Matthew 21:46 V-PPA-NMP Matthew 26:16 V-IIA-3S Matthew 26:59 V-IIA-3P Matthew 28:5 V-PIA-2P Mark 1:37 V-PIA-3P Mark 3:32 V-PIA-3P Mark 8:11 V-PPA-NMP Mark 8:12 V-PIA-3S Mark 11:18 V-IIA-3P Mark 12:12 V-IIA-3P Mark 14:1 V-IIA-3P Mark 14:11 V-IIA-3S Mark 14:55 V-IIA-3P Mark 16:6 V-PIA-2P Luke 2:48 V-PIA-1P |
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