ἐπι-ζητέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for דָּרַשׁ, 4Ki.8:8, Isa.62:12, al.; also for בָּקַשׁ, 3Ki.20:1, Ecc.7:28), Hos.3:5; פָּקַד, 4Ki.3:8 ;] "directive" of ζητέω (MM, Exp., xiv), to inquire for, seek after, wish for: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:32 12:39 16:4, Luk.12:30, Act.19:39, Rom.11:7, Php.4:17, Heb.11:14 13:14; with accusative of person(s), Luk.4:42, Act.12:19; with inf., Act.13:7.† (AS)
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G1934 — ἐπιζητέω
epizēteō · to seek after · Greek
12 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 6:32 · ἐπιζητοῦσιν·For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.Matthew 12:39 · ἐπιζητεῖ·Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.Matthew 16:4 · ἐπιζητεῖ·A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.Luke 4:42 · ἐπεζήτουνAt daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.Luke 12:30 · ἐπιζητοῦσιν·For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.Acts 12:19 · ἐπιζητήσαςAfter Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.Acts 13:7 · ἐπεζήτησενan attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.Acts 19:39 · ἐπιζητεῖτε,But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.Romans 11:7 · ἐπιζητεῖWhat then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,Philippians 4:17 · ἐπιζητῶ · ἐπιζητῶNot that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.Hebrews 11:14 · ἐπιζητοῦσιν.Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.Hebrews 13:14 · ἐπιζητοῦμεν.For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.