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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 Yosef in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Mitzrayim, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into Eretz-Yisra'el, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:33 - But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:7 - "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:8 - For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43 - But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:46 - While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:47 - One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:45 - "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking 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 one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 - When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:16 - From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:59

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:59 - Now the chief Kohanim, the Zakenim, and the whole council sought false testimony against Yeshua, that they might put him to death;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:5 - The angel answered the women, "Don't be afraid, for I know that you seek Yeshua, who has been crucified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:37 - and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:32 - A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:11 - The Perushim came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:12 - He sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Most assuredly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:18 - The chief Kohanim and the Sofrim heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:12 - They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 - It was now two days before the feast of the Pesach and the matzah, and the chief Kohanim and the Sofrim sought how they might sieze him by deception, and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:11 - They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:55 - Now the chief Kohanim and the whole council sought witnesses against Yeshua to put him to death, and found none.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:6 - He said to them, "Don't be amazed. You seek Yeshua, the Natzri, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:48 - When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:18 - Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Yeshua.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:19 - All the multitude 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, "Yochanan I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:9 - "I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, 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. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:16 - Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:24 - The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29 - When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Yonah, the prophet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:29 - Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:31 - But seek God's Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - but he who didn't know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:6 - He spoke this parable. "A certain 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 - He said to the vine dresser, 'Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:24 - "Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:8 - Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:33 - Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:3 - He was trying to see who Yeshua was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:10 - For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:47 - He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief Kohanim and the Sofrim and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:19 - The chief Kohanim and the Sofrim sought to lay hands on Him that very hour, but they feared the people -- for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:2 - The chief Kohanim and the Sofrim sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:6 - He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:5 - Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the eretz. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - Yeshua turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), "where are you staying?"

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