Greek · Strong’s G2212
ζητέω
zētéō
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
Derivation:
of uncertain affinity;
119
Times used
0
Old Testament
119
New Testament
Verses (first 60 of 88)
- 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
- Luke 2:45
- Luke 2:48
- Luke 2:49
- Luke 4:42
- Luke 5:18
- Luke 6:19
- Luke 9:9
- Luke 11:9
- Luke 11:10
- Luke 11:16
- Luke 11:24
- 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
- John 7:4
- John 7:11
- John 7:18
- John 7:19
- John 7:20
- John 7:25
- John 7:30
- John 7:34
- John 7:36
Words derived from it
- G1934ἐπιζητέω epizētéōto search (inquire) for; intensively, to demand, to crave
- G4802συζητέω syzētéōto investigate jointly, i.e. discuss, controvert, cavil
- G1567ἐκζητέω ekzētéōto search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship
- G2214ζήτησις zḗtēsisa searching (properly, the act), i.e. a dispute or its theme
- G2213ζήτημα zḗtēmaa search (properly concretely), i.e. (in words) a debate
- G327ἀναζητέω anazētéōto search out
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.