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Lexicon :: Strong's G2212 - zēteō

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ζητέω
Transliteration
zēteō (Key)
Pronunciation
dzay-teh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
mGNT
117x in 32 unique form(s) TR
119x in 35 unique form(s) LXX
244x in 48 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:892,300

Strong’s Definitions

ζητέω zētéō, dzay-teh'-o; of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):—be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare G4441.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 119x

The KJV translates Strong's G2212 in the following manner: seek (100x), seek for (5x), go about (4x), desire (3x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 119x
The KJV translates Strong's G2212 in the following manner: seek (100x), seek for (5x), go about (4x), desire (3x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. to seek in order to find

    1. to seek a thing

    2. to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into

    3. to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after

  2. to seek i.e. require, demand

    1. to crave, demand something from someone

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ζητέω zētéō, dzay-teh'-o; of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):—be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare G4441.
STRONGS G2212:
ζητέω, ζητῶ; imperfect 3 person singular ἐζήτει, plural ἐζήτουν; future ζητήσω; 1 aorist ἐζήτησα; passive, present ζητοῦμαι; imperfect 3 person singular ἐζητεῖτο (Hebrews 8:7); 1 future ζητηθήσομαι (Luke 12:48); (from Homer on); the Sept. for דָּרַשׁ, and much more often for בִּקֵשׁ; to seek, i. e.
1. to seek in order to find;
a. universally and absolutely: Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9f (see εὑρίσκω, 1 a); τινα, Mark 1:37; Luke 2:48 (Luke 2:45 R L marginal reading), (Luke 4:42 Rec.); John 6:24; John 18:4, 7; Acts 10:19, and often; followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Acts 9:11; with the accusative of the thing (μαργαρίτας), of buyers, Matthew 13:45; something lost, Matthew 18:12; Luke 19:10; τί ἐν τίνι, as fruit on a tree, Luke 13:6f; ἀνάπαυσιν, a place of rest, Matthew 12:43; Luke 11:24; after the Hebrew (פּ אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בִּקֵּשׁ... (cf. Winer's Grammar, 33 (32); 18)) ψυχήν τίνος, to seek, plot against, the life of one, Matthew 2:20; Romans 11:3, (Exodus 4:19, etc.); universally, τί ζητεῖς; what dost thou seek? what dost thou wish? John 1:38 (39); (John 4:27).
b. to seek (i. e. in order to find out) by thinking, meditating, reasoning; to inquire into: περί τίνος ζητεῖτε μετ' ἀλλήλων; John 16:19; followed by indirect discourse, πῶς, τί, τινα: Mark 11:18; Mark 14:1, 11; Luke 12:29; Luke 22:2; 1 Peter 5:8; τόν Θεόν, to follow up the traces of divine majesty and power, Acts 17:27 (universally, to seek the knowledge of God, Wis. 1:1 Wis. 13:6; (Philo, monarch. i. § 5)).
c. to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after: εὐκαιρίαν, Matthew 26:16; Luke 22:6; ψευδομαρτυρίαν, Matthew 26:59; Mark 14:55; τόν θάνατον, an opportunity to die, Revelation 9:6; λύσιν, 1 Corinthians 7:27; τήν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:31; τά ἄνω, Colossians 3:1; εἰρήνην, 1 Peter 3:11; ἀφθαρσίαν etc. Romans 2:7; δόξαν ἐκ τίνος, 1 Thessalonians 2:6; τήν δόξαν τήν παρά τίνος, John 5:44; τά τίνος, the property of one, 2 Corinthians 12:14; τήν δόξαν Θεοῦ, to seek to promote the glory of God, John 7:18; John 8:50; τό θέλημα τίνος, to attempt to establish, John 5:30; τό σύμφορον τίνος, to seek to further the profit or advantage of one, 1 Corinthians 10:33, equivalent to ζητεῖν τά τίνος, 1 Corinthians 10:24; 1 Corinthians 13:5; Philippians 2:21; ὑμᾶς, to seek to win your souls, 2 Corinthians 12:14; τόν Θεόν, to seek the favor of God (see ἐκζητέω, a.), Romans 10:20; (Romans 3:11 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading). followed by an infinitive (Buttmann, 258 (222); Winers Grammar, § 44, 3) to seek i. e. desire, endeavor: Matthew 12:46 (Matthew 12:47 (WH in marginal reading only)); Matthew 21:46; Mark 4:19 (L Tr marginal reading); Mark 12:12; Luke 5:18; Luke 6:19; Luke 9:9; John 5:18; John 7:4 (Buttmann, § 142, 4); John 5:19; Acts 13:8; Acts 16:10; Romans 10:3; Galatians 1:10; Galatians 2:17; followed by ἵνα (Buttmann, 237 (205)), 1 Corinthians 14:12.
2. to seek i. e. require, demand: (σημεῖον, Mark 8:12 L T Tr WH; Luke 11:29 T Tr WH); σοφίαν, 1 Corinthians 1:22; δοκιμήν, 2 Corinthians 13:3; τί παρά τίνος, to crave, demand something from someone, Mark 8:11; Luke 11:16; Luke 12:48; ἐν τίνι, the dative of person, to seek in one, i. e. to require of him, followed by ἵνα, 1 Corinthians 4:2. (Compare: ἀναζητέω, ἐκζητέω, ἐπιζητέω, συζητέω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
4:19
Matthew
2:20; 6:33; 7:7; 12:43; 12:46; 12:47; 13:45; 18:12; 21:46; 26:16; 26:59
Mark
1:37; 4:19; 8:11; 8:12; 11:18; 12:12; 14:1; 14:11; 14:55
Luke
2:45; 2:48; 4:42; 5:18; 6:19; 9:9; 11:9; 11:16; 11:24; 11:29; 12:29; 12:31; 12:48; 12:48; 13:6; 19:10; 22:2; 22:6
John
1:38; 4:27; 5:18; 5:19; 5:30; 5:44; 6:24; 7:4; 7:18; 8:50; 16:19; 18:4; 18:7
Acts
9:11; 10:19; 13:8; 16:10; 17:27
Romans
2:7; 3:11; 10:3; 10:20; 11:3
1 Corinthians
1:22; 4:2; 7:27; 10:24; 10:33; 13:5; 14:12
2 Corinthians
12:14; 12:14; 13:3
Galatians
1:10; 2:17
Philippians
2:21
Colossians
3:1
1 Thessalonians
2:6
Hebrews
8:7
1 Peter
3:11; 5:8
Revelation
9:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2212 matches the Greek ζητέω (zēteō),
which occurs 117 times in 114 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Mat 2:13–Jhn 1:38)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:33 - But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:7 - “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:8 - For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43 - “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:46 - While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers[fn] stood outside, asking to speak to him.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:45 - “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:12 - What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 - And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:16 - And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:59

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:59 - Now the chief priests and the whole council[fn] were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:5 - But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:37 - and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers[fn] are outside, seeking you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:11 - The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:12 - And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:18 - And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:12 - And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:11 - And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:55 - Now the chief priests and the whole council[fn] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:6 - And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:48 - And when his parents[fn] saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:18 - And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:19 - And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:9 - Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9 - And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:10 - For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:16 - while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 - “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29 - When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:29 - And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:31 - Instead, seek his[fn] kingdom, and these things will be added to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:6 - And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:7 - And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:24 - “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:8 - “Or what woman, having ten silver coins,[fn] if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:33 - Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:3 - And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:10 - For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:47 - And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:19 - The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:2 - And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:6 - So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:5 - And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”

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