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Lexicon :: Strong's G2214 - zētēsis

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ζήτησις
Transliteration
zētēsis (Key)
Pronunciation
dzay'-tay-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 2:893,300

Strong’s Definitions

ζήτησις zḗtēsis, dzay'-tay-sis; from G2212; a searching (properly, the act), i.e. a dispute or its theme:—question.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2214 in the following manner: question (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2214 in the following manner: question (6x).
  1. a seeking

  2. enquiry

  3. a questioning, debate

  4. a subject of questioning or debate, matter of controversy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ζήτησις zḗtēsis, dzay'-tay-sis; from G2212; a searching (properly, the act), i.e. a dispute or its theme:—question.
STRONGS G2214:
ζήτησις, -εως, , (ζητέω);
a. a seeking: [Herodotus], Thucydides 8,57; others.
b. inquiry (German die Frage): περί τινος, Acts 25:20.
c. a questioning, debate: Acts 15:2 (for Rec. συζήτησις); Acts 15:7 T Tr textual reading WH; περί τινος, John 3:25.
d. a subject of questioning or debate, matter of controversy: 1 Timothy 1:4 R G L; 1 Timothy 6:4; 2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9.

Related entry:
ἐκζήτησις, (ἐκζητέω, which see), -εως, ;
1. an investigating.
2. a subject of subtle inquiry and dispute, [R. V. questioning]: 1 Timothy 1:4 T Tr [WH; see Ellicott at the passage and cf. οἰκονομία]. (Basil of Cæsarea, Didymus of Alexandria.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
3:25
Acts
15:2; 15:7; 25:20
1 Timothy
1:4; 1:4; 6:4
2 Timothy
2:23
Titus
3:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2214 matches the Greek ζήτησις (zētēsis),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:25 - ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις G2214 ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου μετὰ Ἰουδαίου περὶ καθαρισμοῦ
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:2 - γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως G2214 οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρναβᾶν καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7 - πολλῆς δὲ ζητήσεως G2214 γενομένης ἀναστὰς Πέτρος εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ὅτι ἀφ᾽ ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων ἐν ὑμῖν ἐξελέξατο θεὸς διὰ τοῦ στόματός μου ἀκοῦσαι τὰ ἔθνη τὸν λόγον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου καὶ πιστεῦσαι
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:20 - ἀπορούμενος δὲ ἐγὼ τὴν περὶ τούτων ζήτησιν G2214 ἔλεγον εἰ βούλοιτο πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα κἀκεῖ κρίνεσθαι περὶ τούτων
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:4 - μηδὲ προσέχειν μύθοις καὶ γενεαλογίαις ἀπεράντοις αἵτινες ἐκζητήσεις παρέχουσιν μᾶλλον οἰκονομίαν θεοῦ τὴν ἐν πίστει
Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4 - τετύφωται μηδὲν ἐπιστάμενος ἀλλὰ νοσῶν περὶ ζητήσεις G2214 καὶ λογομαχίας ἐξ ὧν γίνεται φθόνος ἔρις βλασφημίαι ὑπόνοιαι πονηραί
Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:23 - τὰς δὲ μωρὰς καὶ ἀπαιδεύτους ζητήσεις G2214 παραιτοῦ εἰδὼς ὅτι γεννῶσιν μάχας
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:9 - μωρὰς δὲ ζητήσεις G2214 καὶ γενεαλογίας καὶ ἔρεις καὶ μάχας νομικὰς περιΐστασο εἰσὶν γὰρ ἀνωφελεῖς καὶ μάταιοι
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