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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 Weymouth New Testament.

  1. Matthew 2:13

    When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him."

    ζητεῖν zētein “is to seek”

  2. Matthew 2:20

    "Rise from sleep, and take the child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  3. Matthew 6:33

    But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.

    ζητεῖτε zēteite “do seek”

  4. Matthew 7:7

    "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

    ζητεῖτε, zēteite “do seek”

  5. Matthew 7:8

    For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.

    ζητῶν zētōn “seeking”

  6. Matthew 12:43

    "No sooner however has the foul spirit gone out of the man, then he roams about in places where there is no water, seeking rest but finding none.

    ζητοῦν zētoun “seeking”

  7. Matthew 12:46

    While He was still addressing the people His mother and His brothers were standing on the edge of the crowd desiring to speak to Him.

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  8. Matthew 12:47

    So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."

    ζητοῦντές zētountes “seeking”

  9. Matthew 13:45

    "Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a jewel merchant who is in quest of choice pearls.

    ζητοῦντι zētounti “seeking”

  10. Matthew 18:12

    What do you yourselves think? Suppose a man gets a hundred sheep and one of them strays away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go and look for the one that is straying?

    ζητεῖ zētei “will seek”

  11. Matthew 21:46

    but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  12. Matthew 26:16

    and from that moment he was on the look out for an opportunity to betray Him.

    ἐζήτει ezētei “he was seeking”

  13. Matthew 26:59

    Meanwhile the High Priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death;

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  14. Matthew 28:5

    But the angel said to the women, "As for you, dismiss your fears. I know that it is Jesus that you are looking for--the crucified One.

    ζητεῖτε. zēteite “you seek.”

  15. Mark 1:37

    When they found Him they said, "Every one is looking for you."

    ζητοῦσίν zētousin “seeks”

  16. Mark 3:32

    Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."

    ζητοῦσίν zētousin “are seeking”

  17. Mark 8:11

    The Pharisees followed Him and began to dispute with Him, asking Him for a sign in the sky, to make trial of Him.

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  18. Mark 8:12

    Heaving a deep and troubled sigh, He said, "Why do the men of to-day ask for a sign? In solemn truth I tell you that no sign will be given to the men of to-day."

    ζητεῖ zētei “seeks”

  19. Mark 11:18

    This the High Priests and Scribes heard, and they began to devise means to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because of the deep impression produced on all the people by His teaching.

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “they were seeking”

  20. Mark 12:12

    And they kept looking out for an opportunity to seize Him, but were afraid of the people; for they saw that in this parable He had referred to *them*. So they left Him and went away.

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “they were seeking”

  21. Mark 14:1

    It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the High Priests and Scribes were bent on finding how to seize Him by stratagem and put Him to death.

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  22. Mark 14:11

    They gladly listened to his proposal, and promised to give him a sum of money. So he looked out for an opportunity to betray Him.

    ἐζήτει ezētei “he was seeking”

  23. Mark 14:55

    Meanwhile the High Priests and the entire Sanhedrin were endeavouring to get evidence against Jesus in order to put Him to death, but could find none;

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  24. Mark 16:6

    But he said to them, "Do not be terrified. It is Jesus you are looking for--the Nazarene who has been crucified. He has come back to life: He is not here: this is the place where they laid Him.

    ζητεῖτε zēteite “you seek”

  25. Luke 2:48

    When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish."

    ἐζητοῦμέν ezētoumen “were seeking”