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G2212ζητέωzēteō

to seekPart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 14
  2. 10
  3. 26
  4. 35
  5. 10
  6. 4
  7. 8
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 1
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 1
  20. James: 0
  21. 2
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. 1

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119 occurrences in 116 verses

With their references and text in Young's Literal Translation.

  1. John 1:38

    And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, `What seek ye?' and they said to them, `Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'

    ζητεῖτε; zēteite “seek you?”

  2. John 4:23

    but, there cometh an hour, and it now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also doth seek such to worship him;

    ζητεῖ zētei “seeks”

  3. John 4:27

    And upon this came his disciples, and were wondering that with a woman he was speaking, no one, however, said, `What seekest thou?' or `Why speakest thou with her?'

    ζητεῖς, zēteis “seek You?”

  4. John 5:16

    and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  5. John 5:18

    because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  6. John 5:30

    `I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

    ζητῶ zētō “I seek”

  7. John 5:44

    how are ye able -- ye -- to believe, glory from one another receiving, and the glory that `is' from God alone ye seek not?

    ζητεῖτε; zēteite “you seek?”

  8. John 6:24

    when therefore the multitude saw that Jesus is not there, nor his disciples, they also themselves did enter into the boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus;

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  9. John 6:26

    Jesus answered them and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied;

    ζητεῖτέ zēteite “you seek”

  10. John 7:1

    And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for he did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him,

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  11. John 7:4

    for no one in secret doth anything, and himself seeketh to be in public; if thou dost these things -- manifest thyself to the world;'

    ζητεῖ zētei “seeks”

  12. John 7:11

    the Jews, therefore, were seeking him, in the feast, and said, `Where is that one?'

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  13. John 7:18

    `He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

    ζητεῖ· zētei “seeks;”ζητῶν zētōn “seeking”

  14. John 7:19

    hath not Moses given you the law? and none of you doth the law; why me do ye seek to kill?'

    ζητεῖτε zēteite “do you seek”

  15. John 7:20

    The multitude answered and said, `Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'

    ζητεῖ zētei “seeks”

  16. John 7:25

    Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, `Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill?

    ζητοῦσιν zētousin “they seek”

  17. John 7:30

    They were seeking, therefore, to seize him, and no one laid the hand on him, because his hour had not yet come,

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “They were seeking”

  18. John 7:34

    ye will seek me, and ye shall not find; and where I am, ye are not able to come.'

    ζητήσετέ zētēsete “You will seek”

  19. John 7:36

    what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'

    ζητήσετέ zētēsete “You will seek”

  20. John 8:21

    therefore said Jesus again to them, `I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'

    ζητήσετέ zētēsete “you will seek”

  21. John 8:37

    `I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;

    ζητεῖτέ zēteite “you seek”

  22. John 8:40

    and now, ye seek to kill me -- a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;

    ζητεῖτέ zēteite “you seek”

  23. John 8:50

    and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

    ζητῶ zētō “seek”ζητῶν zētōn “seeking [it]”

  24. John 10:39

    Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,

    Ἐζήτουν Ezētoun “They were seeking”

  25. John 11:8

    the disciples say to him, `Rabbi, now were the Jews seeking to stone thee, and again thou dost go thither!'

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”