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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 244 times in 228 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 3 / 5 (Ezr 8:21–Pro 11:27)

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:21 - Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:23 - So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:3 - I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:4 - Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:10 - But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:12 - Then they said, “We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say.” And I called the priests and made them swear to do as they had promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:18 - Now what was prepared at my expense[fn] for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:64

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:64 - These sought their registration among those enrolled in the genealogies, but it was not found there, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:27 - And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:2 - Then the king’s young men who attended him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:21 - In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:2 - And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana[fn] and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass,
or the ox low over his fodder?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:26 - They go by like skiffs of reed,
like an eagle swooping on the prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:41 - Who provides for the raven its prey,
when its young ones cry to God for help,
and wander about for lack of food?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:8 - He ranges the mountains as his pasture,
and he searches after every green thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:29 - From there he spies out the prey;
his eyes behold it from far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:2 - O men,[fn] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:15 - Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
call his wickedness to account till you find none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:6 - Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[fn] Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:8 - You have said, “Seek[fn] my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, LORD, do I seek.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:14 - Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - Let them be put to shame and dishonor
who seek after my life!
Let them be turned back and disappointed
who devise evil against me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:10 - In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:25 - I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children begging for bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:32 - The wicked watches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:36 - But he passed away,[fn] and behold, he was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - Those who seek my life lay their snares;
those who seek my hurt speak of ruin
and meditate treachery all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether
who seek to snatch away my life;
let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who delight in my hurt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:16 - But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation
say continually, “Great is the LORD!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 54:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:3 - For strangers[fn] have risen against me;
ruthless men seek my life;
they do not set God before themselves. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 - But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me,
O Lord GOD of hosts;
let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me,
O God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - Let them be put to shame and confusion
who seek my life!
Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor
who delight in my hurt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:4 - May all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you!
May those who love your salvation
say evermore, “God is great!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 - May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
with scorn and disgrace may they be covered
who seek my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:16 - Fill their faces with shame,
that they may seek your name, O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:14 - O God, insolent men have risen up against me;
a band of ruthless men seeks my life,
and they do not set you before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:21 - The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:3 - Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:4 - Seek the LORD and his strength;
seek his presence continually!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:176

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176 - I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
for I do not forget your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:28 - Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:3 - yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:4 - if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:17 - I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave your simple ways,[fn] and live,
and walk in the way of insight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:27 - Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,[fn]
but evil comes to him who searches for it.

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