ἐκζητέω ekzēteō · G1567

to seek out

ἐκ-ζητέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּרַשׁ, also for נָצַר, בָּקַשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to seek out or after, search for: with accusative of person(s) (1Ma.9:26); figuratively, τ. κύριον, θεόν (cf. Psa.14:2, Amo.5:4, al.), Act.15:17, Rom.3:11, Heb.11:6; εὐλογίαν, Heb.12:17; ἐξεζήτησαν κ. ἐξηραύνησαν (as in 1Ma.9:26), sought and searched out: 1Pe.1:10. ; 2. As in 2Ki.4:11, Eze.3:18, 20 al. (דָּרַשׁ), to demand, require: Luk.11:50-51 †; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐκζητ-έω, ; seek out, []; περίτινος []; II demand an account of, τὸ αἷμα []

Where it's used 7 times

Luke 11:50 · Luke 11:51 · Acts 15:17 · Romans 3:11 · Hebrews 11:6 · Hebrews 12:17 · 1 Peter 1:10

Source: TBESG G1567; TFLSJ G1567

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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