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ζητέω

zēteōto seekHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb117 occurrences16 books114 verses

Definition

ζητέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for בּקשׁ pi., also for דּרשׁ, etc. ;]

1. to seek, seek for: Matthew 7:7, 8 Luke 11:9, 10; with accusative of person(s), Mark 1:37, Luke 2:48, John 6:24, al.; id. before ἐν, Acts 9:11; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 13:45, Luke 19:10; before ἐν, Luke 13:6, 7; ψυχήν, of plotting against one's life ( Exodus 4:19, al.), Matthew 2:20, Romans 11:3" (LXX) . Metaphorical, to seek by thinking, search after, inquire into: Mark 11:18, Luke 12:28, John 16:19; τ. θεόν, Acts 17:27.

2. to seek or strive after, desire: Matthew 12:46, Mark 12:12, Luke 9:9, John 5:18, Romans 10:3, al.; τ. θάνατον, Revelation 9:6; τ. βασιλείαν τ. θεοῦ, Matthew 6:33 (Dalman, Words, 121f.); τὰ ἄνω, Colossians 3:1; εἰρήνην, 1 Peter 3:11 (LXX).

3. to require, demand: with accusative of thing(s), Mark 8:12, Luke 11:29, 1 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 13:3; before παρά, Mark 8:11, al.; ἵνα, 1 Corinthians 4:2 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, συν-ζητέω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ζητέω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

117 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 7:27ζήτει · look for
    Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:24ζητείτω · should seek
    No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
  3. 1 Corinthians 10:33ζητῶν · [For] I am not seeking
    …as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
  4. 1 Corinthians 13:5ζητεῖ · it is not self-seeking
    It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
  5. 1 Corinthians 14:12ζητεῖτε · strive
    It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.
  6. 2 Corinthians 12:14ζητῶ · I am not seeking
    See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
  7. 2 Corinthians 13:3ζητεῖτε · you are demanding
    …since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.
  8. Galatians 1:10ζητῶ · am I striving
    Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
  9. Galatians 2:17ζητοῦντες · while we seek
    But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
  10. Philippians 2:21ζητοῦσιν · look after
    For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
  11. Colossians 3:1ζητεῖτε · strive for
    Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
  12. 1 Thessalonians 2:6ζητοῦντες · did we seek
    Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
  13. 2 Timothy 1:17ἐζήτησέν · he searched diligently
    Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.
  14. Hebrews 8:7ἐζητεῖτο · would have been sought
    For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.
  15. 1 Peter 3:11ζητησάτω · he must seek
    He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
  16. 1 Peter 5:8ζητῶν · seeking
    Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  17. Revelation 9:6ζητήσουσιν · will seek
    In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.