ζητέω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for בּקשׁ pi., also for דּרשׁ, etc. ;] 1. to seek, seek for: Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.1:37, Luk.2:48, Jhn.6:24, al.; id. before ἐν, Act.9:11; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:45, Luk.19:10; before ἐν, Luk.13:6, 7; ψυχήν, of plotting against one's life ( Exo.4:19, al.), Mat.2:20, Rom.11:3" (LXX) . Metaphorical, to seek by thinking, search after, inquire into: Mrk.11:18, Luk.12:28, Jhn.16:19; τ. θεόν, Act.17:27. 2. to seek or strive after, desire: Mat.12:46, Mrk.12:12, Luk.9:9, Jhn.5:18, Rom.10:3, al.; τ. θάνατον, Rev.9:6; τ. βασιλείαν τ. θεοῦ, Mat.6:33 (Dalman, Words, 121f.); τὰ ἄνω, Col.3:1; εἰρήνην, 1Pe.3:11 (LXX). 3. to require, demand: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.8:12, Luk.11:29, 1Co.1:22, 2Co.13:3; before παρά, Mrk.8:11, al.; ἵνα, 1Co.4:2 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, συν-ζητέω). (AS)
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zēteō · to seek · Greek
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Matthew 2:13 · ζητεῖνWhen the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”Matthew 2:20 · ζητοῦντες“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”Matthew 6:33 · ζητεῖτεBut seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.Matthew 7:7 · ζητεῖτε,Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Matthew 7:8 · ζητῶνFor everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.Matthew 12:43 · ζητοῦνWhen an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.Matthew 12:46 · ζητοῦντεςWhile Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.Matthew 12:47 · ζητοῦντέςSomeone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”Matthew 13:45 · ζητοῦντιAgain, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.Matthew 18:12 · ζητεῖWhat do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?Matthew 21:46 · ζητοῦντεςAlthough they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.Matthew 26:16 · ἐζήτειSo from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.Matthew 26:59 · ἐζήτουνNow the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.Matthew 28:5 · ζητεῖτε.But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.Mark 1:37 · ζητοῦσίνand when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”Mark 3:32 · ζητοῦσίνand a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”Mark 8:11 · ζητοῦντεςThen the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.Mark 8:12 · ζητεῖJesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”Mark 11:18 · ἐζήτουνWhen the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.Mark 12:12 · ἐζήτουνAt this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.Mark 14:1 · ἐζήτουνNow the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.Mark 14:11 · ἐζήτειThey were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.Mark 14:55 · ἐζήτουνNow the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.Mark 16:6 · ζητεῖτεBut he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.Luke 2:48 · ἐζητοῦμένWhen His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”Luke 2:49 · ἐζητεῖτέ“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”Luke 5:18 · ἐζήτουνJust then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,Luke 6:19 · ἐζήτουνThe entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.Luke 9:9 · ἐζήτει“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.Luke 11:9 · ζητεῖτε,So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Luke 11:10 · ζητῶνFor everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.Luke 11:16 · ἐζήτουνAnd others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.Luke 11:24 · ζητοῦνWhen an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’Luke 11:29 · ζητεῖ,As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.Luke 12:29 · ζητεῖτεAnd do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.Luke 12:31 · ζητεῖτεBut seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.Luke 12:48 · ζητηθήσεταιBut the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.Luke 13:6 · ζητῶνThen Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.Luke 13:7 · ζητῶνSo he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’Luke 13:24 · ζητήσουσιν“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.Luke 15:8 · ζητεῖOr what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?Luke 17:33 · ζητήσῃWhoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.Luke 19:3 · ἐζήτειHe was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.Luke 19:10 · ζητῆσαιFor the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”Luke 19:47 · ἐζήτουνJesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.Luke 20:19 · ἐζήτησανWhen the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.Luke 22:2 · ἐζήτουνand the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.Luke 22:6 · ἐζήτειJudas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.Luke 24:5 · ζητεῖτεAs the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?John 1:38 · ζητεῖτε;Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”John 4:23 · ζητεῖBut a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.John 4:27 · ζητεῖς,Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”John 5:18 · ἐζήτουνBecause of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.John 5:30 · ζητῶI can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.John 5:44 · ζητεῖτε;¶How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?John 6:24 · ζητοῦντεςSo when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.John 6:26 · ζητεῖτέJesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.John 7:1 · ἐζήτουνAfter this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.John 7:4 · ζητεῖFor no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”John 7:11 · ἐζήτουνSo the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”John 7:18 · ζητεῖ· · ζητῶνHe who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.John 7:19 · ζητεῖτεHas not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”John 7:20 · ζητεῖ“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”John 7:25 · ζητοῦσινThen some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?John 7:30 · ἐζήτουνSo they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.John 7:34 · ζητήσετέYou will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”John 7:36 · ζητήσετέWhat does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”John 8:21 · ζητήσετέAgain He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”John 8:37 · ζητεῖτέI know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.John 8:40 · ζητεῖτέBut now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.John 8:50 · ζητῶ · ζητῶνI do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.John 10:39 · ἘζήτουνAt this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.John 11:8 · ἐζήτουν“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”John 11:56 · ἐζήτουνThey kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”John 13:33 · ζητήσετέLittle children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’John 16:19 · ζητεῖτεAware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?John 18:4 · ζητεῖτε;Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”John 18:7 · ζητεῖτε;So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.John 18:8 · ζητεῖτε,“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”John 19:12 · ἐζήτειFrom then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”John 20:15 · ζητεῖς;“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”Acts 9:11 · ζήτησον“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.Acts 10:19 · ζητοῦντέςAs Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.Acts 10:21 · ζητεῖτε·So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”Acts 13:8 · ζητῶνBut Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.Acts 13:11 · ἐζήτειNow look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.Acts 16:10 · ἐζητήσαμενAs soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.Acts 17:5 · ἐζήτουνThe Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.Acts 17:27 · ζητεῖνGod intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.Acts 21:31 · ζητούντωνWhile they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.Acts 27:30 · ζητούντωνMeanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.Romans 2:7 · ζητοῦσινTo those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.Romans 10:3 · ζητοῦντεςBecause they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.Romans 10:20 · ζητοῦσιν,And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”Romans 11:3 · ζητοῦσιν“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?1 Corinthians 1:22 · ζητοῦσιν,Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,1 Corinthians 4:2 · ζητεῖταιNow it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.1 Corinthians 7:27 · ζήτει · ζήτειAre you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.1 Corinthians 10:24 · ζητείτωNo one should seek his own good, but the good of others.1 Corinthians 10:33 · ζητῶνas I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.1 Corinthians 13:5 · ζητεῖIt is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.1 Corinthians 14:12 · ζητεῖτεIt is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.2 Corinthians 12:14 · ζητῶSee, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.2 Corinthians 13:3 · ζητεῖτεsince you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.Galatians 1:10 · ζητῶAm I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.Galatians 2:17 · ζητοῦντεςBut if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!Philippians 2:21 · ζητοῦσιν,For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.Colossians 3:1 · ζητεῖτε,Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.1 Thessalonians 2:6 · ζητοῦντεςNor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.2 Timothy 1:17 · ἐζήτησένIndeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.Hebrews 8:7 · ἐζητεῖτοFor if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.1 Peter 3:11 · ζητησάτωHe must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.1 Peter 5:8 · ζητῶνBe sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.Revelation 9:6 · ζητήσουσινIn those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.