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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 Webster Bible Translation.

  1. John 11:56

    Then they sought for Jesus, and spoke among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “They were seeking”

  2. John 13:33

    Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye will seek me: and, as I said to the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

    ζητήσετέ zētēsete “You will seek”

  3. John 16:19

    Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said to them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that which I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

    ζητεῖτε zēteite “do you inquire”

  4. John 18:4

    Jesus therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth, and said to them, Whom seek ye?

    ζητεῖτε; zēteite “seek you?”

  5. John 18:7

    Then he asked them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

    ζητεῖτε; zēteite “seek you?”

  6. John 18:8

    Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: If therefore ye seek me, let these go away:

    ζητεῖτε, zēteite “you seek,”

  7. John 19:12

    And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar's friend. Whoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Cesar.

    ἐζήτει ezētei “was seeking”

  8. John 20:15

    Jesus saith to her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

    ζητεῖς; zēteis “do you seek?”

  9. Acts 9:11

    And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth,

    ζήτησον zētēson “do seek”

  10. Acts 10:19

    While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee.

    ζητοῦντές zētountes “are seeking”

  11. Acts 10:21

    Then Peter went down to the men who were sent to him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye have come?

    ζητεῖτε· zēteite “you seek;”

  12. Acts 13:8

    But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

    ζητῶν zētōn “seeking”

  13. Acts 13:11

    And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

    ἐζήτει ezētei “he was seeking”

  14. Acts 16:10

    And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering, that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

    ἐζητήσαμεν ezētēsamen “we sought”

  15. Acts 17:5

    But the Jews who believed not, moved with envy, took to them certain vile fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city in an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “they were seeking”

  16. Acts 17:27

    That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us:

    ζητεῖν zētein “to seek”

  17. Acts 21:31

    And as they went about to kill him, tidings came to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

    ζητούντων zētountōn “Of them seeking”

  18. Acts 27:30

    And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would cast anchors out of the foreship,

    ζητούντων zētountōn “seeking”

  19. Romans 2:7

    To them who by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory, and honor, and immortality; eternal life:

    ζητοῦσιν zētousin “are seeking”

  20. Romans 10:3

    For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  21. Romans 10:20

    But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found by them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not for me.

    ζητοῦσιν, zētousin “seeking,”

  22. Romans 11:3

    Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

    ζητοῦσιν zētousin “they are seeking”

  23. 1 Corinthians 1:22

    For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek wisdom:

    ζητοῦσιν, zētousin “seek,”

  24. 1 Corinthians 4:2

    Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.

    ζητεῖται zēteitai “it is required”

  25. 1 Corinthians 7:27

    Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

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