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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 Bible in Basic English.

  1. John 11:56

    They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “They were seeking”

  2. John 13:33

    My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

    ζητήσετέ zētēsete “You will seek”

  3. John 16:19

    Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

    ζητεῖτε zēteite “do you inquire”

  4. John 18:4

    Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for?

    ζητεῖτε; zēteite “seek you?”

  5. John 18:7

    So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

    ζητεῖτε; zēteite “seek you?”

  6. John 18:8

    Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

    ζητεῖτε, zēteite “you seek,”

  7. John 19:12

    Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

    ἐζήτει ezētei “was seeking”

  8. John 20:15

    Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? who are you looking for? She, taking him for the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away from here, say where you have put him and I will take him away.

    ζητεῖς; zēteis “do you seek?”

  9. Acts 9:11

    And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

    ζήτησον zētēson “do seek”

  10. Acts 10:19

    And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.

    ζητοῦντές zētountes “are seeking”

  11. Acts 10:21

    And Peter went down to the men, and said, I am the man you are looking for: why have you come?

    ζητεῖτε· zēteite “you seek;”

  12. Acts 13:8

    But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with the purpose of turning the ruler from the faith.

    ζητῶν zētōn “seeking”

  13. Acts 13:11

    And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

    ἐζήτει ezētei “he was seeking”

  14. Acts 16:10

    And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

    ἐζητήσαμεν ezētēsamen “we sought”

  15. Acts 17:5

    But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the peopl

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “they were seeking”

  16. Acts 17:27

    So that they might make search for God, in order, if possible, to get knowledge of him and make discovery of him, though he is not far from every one of us:

    ζητεῖν zētein “to seek”

  17. Acts 21:31

    And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

    ζητούντων zētountōn “Of them seeking”

  18. Acts 27:30

    Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

    ζητούντων zētountōn “seeking”

  19. Romans 2:7

    To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:

    ζητοῦσιν zētousin “are seeking”

  20. Romans 10:3

    Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  21. Romans 10:20

    And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.

    ζητοῦσιν, zētousin “seeking,”

  22. Romans 11:3

    Lord, they have put your prophets to death, and made waste your altars, and now I am the last, and they are searching for me to take away my life.

    ζητοῦσιν zētousin “they are seeking”

  23. 1 Corinthians 1:22

    Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:

    ζητοῦσιν, zētousin “seek,”

  24. 1 Corinthians 4:2

    And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

    ζητεῖται zēteitai “it is required”

  25. 1 Corinthians 7:27

    If you are married to a wife, make no attempt to get free from her: if you are free from a wife, do not take a wife.

    ζήτει zētei “do seek”ζήτει zētei “do seek”