ζήτησις zētēsis · G2214
controversy
ζήτησις, -εως, ἡ; (ζητέω). ; 1. a seeking, search. ; 2. a questioning, inquiry, debate: Act.15:2, 7, 2Ti.2:23, Tit.3:9; before περί, Jhn.3:26, Act.25:20, 1Ti.6:4.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ζήτ-ησις, εως, ἡ, ; seeking, search for, κατ᾽ Εὐρώπης ζήτησιν ἐκπλῶσαι []; κατὰ βίου τε καὶ γῆς ζ. []; ἀνδρὸς κατὰ ζήτησιν in quest of him, []; 2 searching, examining, ζήτησιν ἐποιέετο τῶν νεῶν searched the ships, []; 3 inquiry, investigation, especially of a philosophic nature, []; ζ. τοῦ μέλλοντος διὰ ὀρνίθων ποιεῖσθαι inquire into the future by augury, []; 4 judicial inquiry, [], etc.: plural, suits, controversies, []
Where it's used 7 times
John 3:25 · Acts 15:2 · Acts 15:7 · Acts 25:20 · 1 Timothy 6:4 · 2 Timothy 2:23 · Titus 3:9
Source: TBESG G2214; TFLSJ G2214
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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