ἐπιζητέω epizēteō · G1934

to seek after

ἐπι-ζητέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּרַשׁ, 4Ki.8:8, Isa.62:12, al.; also for בָּקַשׁ, 3Ki.20:1, Ecc.7:28), Hos.3:5; פָּקַד, 4Ki.3:8 ; ] ; "directive" of ζητέω (MM, Exp., xiv), ; to inquire for, seek after, wish for: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:32 12:39 16:4, Luk.12:30, Act.19:39, Rom.11:7, Php.4:17, Heb.11:14 13:14; with accusative of person(s), Luk.4:42, Act.12:19; with inf., Act.13:7.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπιζητ-έω, ; seek after, wish for, miss, τινά []; μηδὲν ἐπιζητείτω let her lack nothing, []; ἐ. τὸν ἄν θρωπονmake further search for.. , []; τῆς αἰτίας αἰτίαν ἐπι ζητούσηςrequiring, [] the beaters (for game), [] —passive, τὰ ἐπιζητούμενα περὶ τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν []; οἱ -ούμενοι criminals `wanted', []; b. request, πρός τινας ὁμολογίαν []; 2. seek for besides, μηδ᾽ ἕτερ᾽ ἐπιζήτει καλά []; inquire further, περὶ.. []; 3. passive, ἐπιζητεῖται is matter of question, ἐ. πότερον.. []; 4. demand, require, …

Where it's used 13 times

Matthew 6:32 · Matthew 12:39 · Matthew 16:4 · Luke 4:42 · Luke 12:30 · Acts 12:19 · Acts 13:7 · Acts 19:39 · Romans 11:7 · Philippians 4:17 · Hebrews 11:14 · Hebrews 13:14 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G1934; TFLSJ G1934

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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