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Lexicon :: Strong's G1567 - ekzēteō

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ἐκζητέω
Transliteration
ekzēteō (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-zay-teh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 2:894,300

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκζητέω ekzētéō, ek-zay-teh'-o; from G1537 and G2212; to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship:—en- (re-)quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G1567 in the following manner: require (2x), seek after (2x), diligently (1x), seek carefully (1x), enquire (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G1567 in the following manner: require (2x), seek after (2x), diligently (1x), seek carefully (1x), enquire (1x).

  1. to seek out, search for

  2. to seek out, i.e. investigate, scrutinise

  3. to seek out for one's self, beg, crave

  4. to demand back, require

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκζητέω ekzētéō, ek-zay-teh'-o; from G1537 and G2212; to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship:—en- (re-)quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).
STRONGS G1567:
ἐκζητέω, -ῶ; 1 aorist ἐξεζήτησα; passive, 1 aorist ἐξεζητήθην; 1 future ἐκζητηθήσομαι; (ἐκ out from a secret place, from all sides); Sept. very often for דָּרַשׁ, also for בִּקֵּשׁ, etc.;
a. to seek out, search for: properly, τινά, 1 Macc. 9:26; figuratively: τὸν κύριον, τὸν θεόν, to seek the favor of God, worship him, Acts 15:17; Romans 3:11 [Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ζητῶν]; Hebrews 11:6, (Psalm 13:2 (Ps. 14:2); Psalm 33:5; (Psalm 34:5); Psalm 68:33 (Ps. 69:33); Amos 5:4, etc.).
b. to seek out i. e. investigate, scrutinize: τί, Sir. 39:1, 3; περί τινος, to examine into anything, 1 Peter 1:10, where it is joined with ἐξερευνᾶν [to seek out and search out], as in 1 Macc. 9:26.
c. to seek out for oneself, beg, crave: Hebrews 12:17.
d. to demand back, require: τὸ αἷμα τῶν προφητῶν ἀπὸ τῆς γενεάς ταύτης, to take vengeance on this generation for the slaughter of the prophets (after the Hebrew, cf. 2 Samuel 4:11; Ezekiel 3:18; see ἐκ, I. 7): Luke 11:50 [51]. (In secular authors thus far only a single passage has been noted in which this word appears, Aristides or. 8, i., p. 488 [i. e. orat. 38, i., p. 726, Dindorf edition].)

Related entry:
ἐκζήτησις, (ἐκζητέω, which see), -εως, ἡ;
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 the Great of Caesarea, Didymus, and others)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
4:11
Psalms
13:2; 14:2; 33:5; 34:5; 68:33; 69:33
Ezekiel
3:18
Amos
5:4
Luke
11:50; 11:51
Acts
15:17
Romans
3:11
Hebrews
11:6; 12:17
1 Peter
1:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1567 matches the Greek ἐκζητέω (ekzēteō),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in '2Ch' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:5 - Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the LORD. And Solomon and the assembly sought it[fn] out.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:14 - And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:4 - and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:7 - And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:2 - and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:13 - but that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:3 - The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:4 - but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:3 - Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:4 - And Judah assembled to seek help from the LORD; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:20 - But Amaziah would not listen, for it was of God, in order that he might give them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought the gods of Edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:5 - He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:23 - For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:19 - who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary’s rules of cleanness.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:21 - And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.
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