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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 34 times in 32 verses in 'Jhn' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:38 - And when Jesus turned and noticed them following, He *said to them, “What do you seek G2212?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:23 - “But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks G2212 to be His worshipers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:27 -

And at this point His disciples came, and they were marveling that He was speaking with a woman, yet no one said, “What do You seek G2212?” or, “Why are You speaking with her?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:18 - For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking G2212 all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:30 -

“I can do nothing from Myself. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek G2212 My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:44 - “How can you believe, when you receive [fn]glory from one another and you do not seek G2212 the [fn]glory that is from the only God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:24 - So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and came to Capernaum seeking G2212 Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:26 -

Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek G2212 Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:1 -

And after these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking G2212 to kill Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:4 - “For no one does anything in secret [fn]when he himself seeks G2212 to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself publicly to the world.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:11 - So the Jews were seeking G2212 Him at the feast and saying, “Where is He?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:18 - “He who speaks from himself seeks G2212 his own glory; but He who is seeking G2212 the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:19 -

“Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet none of you does the Law. Why do you seek G2212 to kill Me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:20 - The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks G2212 to kill You?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:25 -

So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking G2212 to kill?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:30 - So they were seeking G2212 to seize Him; [fn]yet no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:34 - “You will seek G2212 Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:36 - “What is this statement that He said, ‘You will seek G2212 Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:21 -

Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will seek G2212 Me, and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:37 - “I know that you are Abraham’s seed; yet you are seeking G2212 to kill Me, because My word [fn]has no place in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:40 - “But now you are seeking G2212 to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:50 - “But I do not seek G2212 My glory; there is One who seeks G2212 and judges.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:39 - Therefore they were seeking G2212 again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:8 - The disciples *said to Him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking G2212 to stone You, and are You going there again?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:56

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:56 - So they were seeking G2212 Jesus, and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That He will not come to the feast at all?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:33 - “Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek G2212 Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus knew that they were wishing to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating G2212 together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:4 - So Jesus, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and *said to them, “Whom do you seek G2212?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:7 - Therefore He again asked them, “Whom do you seek G2212?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:8 - Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you seek G2212 Me, let these go their way,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:12 - As a result of this Pilate kept G2212 seeking G2212 to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself to be a king [fn]opposes Caesar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus *said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? Whom are you seeking G2212?” Thinking Him to be the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
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