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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

Renderings

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119 occurrences in 116 verses

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

  1. Matthew 2:13

    And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

    ζητεῖν zētein “is to seek”

  2. Matthew 2:20

    saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died -- those seeking the life of the child.'

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  3. Matthew 6:33

    but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

    ζητεῖτε zēteite “do seek”

  4. Matthew 7:7

    `Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

    ζητεῖτε, zēteite “do seek”

  5. Matthew 7:8

    for every one who is asking doth receive, and he who is seeking doth find, and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.

    ζητῶν zētōn “seeking”

  6. Matthew 12:43

    `And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;

    ζητοῦν zētoun “seeking”

  7. Matthew 12:46

    And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren had stood without, seeking to speak to him,

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  8. Matthew 12:47

    and one said to him, `Lo, thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, seeking to speak to thee.'

    ζητοῦντές zētountes “seeking”

  9. Matthew 13:45

    `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,

    ζητοῦντι zētounti “seeking”

  10. Matthew 18:12

    `What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not -- having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains -- seek that which is gone astray?

    ζητεῖ zētei “will seek”

  11. Matthew 21:46

    and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  12. Matthew 26:16

    and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver him up.

    ἐζήτει ezētei “he was seeking”

  13. Matthew 26:59

    And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  14. Matthew 28:5

    And the messenger answering said to the women, `Fear not ye, for I have known that Jesus, who hath been crucified, ye seek;

    ζητεῖτε. zēteite “you seek.”

  15. Mark 1:37

    and having found him, they say to him, -- `All do seek thee;'

    ζητοῦσίν zētousin “seeks”

  16. Mark 3:32

    and a multitude was sitting about him, and they said to him, `Lo, thy mother and thy brethren without do seek thee.'

    ζητοῦσίν zētousin “are seeking”

  17. Mark 8:11

    and the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the heaven, tempting him;

    ζητοῦντες zētountes “seeking”

  18. Mark 8:12

    and having sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith, `Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.'

    ζητεῖ zētei “seeks”

  19. Mark 11:18

    And the scribes and the chief priests heard, and they were seeking how they shall destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching;

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “they were seeking”

  20. Mark 12:12

    And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “they were seeking”

  21. Mark 14:1

    And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  22. Mark 14:11

    and having heard, they were glad, and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how, conveniently, he might deliver him up.

    ἐζήτει ezētei “he was seeking”

  23. Mark 14:55

    And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony -- to put him to death, and they were not finding,

    ἐζήτουν ezētoun “were seeking”

  24. Mark 16:6

    And he saith to them, `Be not amazed, ye seek Jesus the Nazarene, the crucified: he did rise -- he is not here; lo, the place where they laid him!

    ζητεῖτε zēteite “you seek”

  25. Luke 2:48

    And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, `Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

    ἐζητοῦμέν ezētoumen “were seeking”