ζητέω zēteō · G2212

to seek

ζητέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for בּקשׁ pi., also for דּרשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to seek, seek for: Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.1:37, Luk.2:48, Jhn.6:24, al.; id. before ἐν, Act.9:11; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:45, Luk.19:10; before ἐν, Luk.13:6, 7; ψυχήν, of plotting against one's life ( Exo.4:19, al.), Mat.2:20, Rom.11:3" (LXX) . Metaphorical, to seek by thinking, search after, inquire into: Mrk.11:18, Luk.12:28, Jhn.16:19; τ. θεόν, Act.17:27. ; 2. to seek or strive after, desire: Mat.12:46, Mrk.12:12, Luk.9:9, Jhn.5:18, Rom.10:3, al.; τ. θάνατον, Rev.9:6; τ. βασιλείαν τ. θεοῦ, Mat.6:33 (Dalman, Words, 121f.); τὰ ἄνω, Col.3:1; εἰρήνην, 1Pe.3:11 (LXX). ; 3. …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ζητ-έω, ; Doric dialect participle ζάτεισα []imperfect ἐζήτουν, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ζήτει []: aorist 1 ἐζήτησα []: perfect ἐζήτηκα [] —middle, aorist 1 ἐζητησάμην (ἀν-) []:—passive, future ζητηθήσομαι []; but ζητήσομαι in passive sense,[]:—seek, seek for, ἐμὲ δ᾽ ἔξοχα πάντων ζήτει Il.[same place]; ζ. πημάτων ἀπαλλαγάς []; μὴ ζητῶν without seeking, []; τὸ ζητούμενον ἁλωτόν what is sought for may be found, []; 2 mquire for, τὰ πινάκια καὶ τὰ γραμματεῖα []; 3 search after, search out, …

Where it's used 119 times

Matthew 2:13 · Matthew 2:20 · Matthew 6:33 · Matthew 7:7 · Matthew 7:8 · Matthew 12:43 · Matthew 12:46 · Matthew 12:47 · Matthew 13:45 · Matthew 18:12 · Matthew 21:46 · Matthew 26:16 · Matthew 26:59 · Matthew 28:5 · Mark 1:37 · Mark 3:32 · Mark 8:11 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 12:12 · Mark 14:1 · Mark 14:11 · Mark 14:55 · Mark 16:6 · Luke 2:48 · Luke 2:49 · Luke 5:18 · Luke 6:19 · Luke 9:9 · Luke 11:9 · Luke 11:10 · Luke 11:16 · Luke 11:24 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 11:54 · Luke 12:29 · Luke 12:31 · Luke 12:48 · Luke 13:6 · Luke 13:7 · Luke 13:24 · Luke 15:8 · Luke 17:33 · Luke 19:3 · Luke 19:10 · Luke 19:47 · Luke 20:19 · Luke 22:2 · Luke 22:6 · Luke 24:5 · John 1:38 · John 4:23 · John 4:27 · John 5:16 · John 5:18 · John 5:30 · John 5:44 · John 6:24 · John 6:26 · John 7:1 … and 59 more

Source: TBESG G2212; TFLSJ G2212

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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