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ζητέω

Lemma	ζητέω
Citation form	ζητέω
Part of speech	verb
Gloss	I seek, search for, desire
Strong’s	G2212
Transliteration	zētéō
Definition	to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
KJV glosses	:--be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means).
Derivation	of uncertain affinity
SBLGNT occurrences	114

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
ἐζήτει	verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Matthew 26:16 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Mark 14:11 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 19:3 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 22:6 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Luke 9:9 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — John 19:12 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 13:11
ἐζητεῖτέ	verb, second person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2IAI-P--) — Luke 2:49
ἐζητεῖτο	verb, third person, imperfect, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IPI-S--) — Hebrews 8:7
ἐζητήσαμεν	verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1AAI-P--) — Acts 16:10
ἐζήτησαν	verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--) — Luke 20:19
ἐζήτησέν	verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — 2 Timothy 1:17
ἐζητοῦμέν	verb, first person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1IAI-P--) — Luke 2:48
ἐζήτουν	verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Matthew 26:59 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Mark 11:18 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Mark 12:12 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Mark 14:1 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Mark 14:55 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 11:16 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 19:47 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 22:2 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 5:18 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 6:19 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 10:39 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 11:56 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 11:8 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 5:18 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 7:1 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 7:11 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — John 7:30 verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Acts 17:5
ζητεῖ	verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 18:12 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Mark 8:12 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 11:29 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Luke 15:8 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 4:23 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 7:18 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 7:20 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 7:4 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 13:5
ζήτει	verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:27
ζητεῖν	verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Matthew 2:13 verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 17:27
ζητεῖς	verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — John 20:15 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — John 4:27
ζητεῖται	verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 4:2
ζητεῖτε	verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Matthew 28:5 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Mark 16:6 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Luke 24:5 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 1:38 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 16:19 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 18:4 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 18:7 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 18:8 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 5:44 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 7:19 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Acts 10:21 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — 2 Corinthians 13:3 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Matthew 6:33 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Matthew 7:7 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Luke 11:9 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Luke 12:29 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Luke 12:31 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — 1 Corinthians 14:12 verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Colossians 3:1
ζητεῖτέ	verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 6:26 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 8:37 verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — John 8:40
ζητείτω	verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--) — 1 Corinthians 10:24
ζητηθήσεται	verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--) — Luke 12:48
ζητῆσαι	verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Luke 19:10
ζητησάτω	verb, third person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 3AAD-S--) — 1 Peter 3:11
ζητήσετέ	verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — John 13:33 verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — John 7:34 verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — John 8:21
Ζητήσετέ	verb, second person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2FAI-P--) — John 7:36
ζητήσῃ	verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — Luke 17:33
ζήτησον	verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Acts 9:11
ζητήσουσιν	verb, third person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3FAI-P--) — Luke 13:24 verb, third person, future, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3FAI-P--) — Revelation 9:6
ζητοῦν	verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPNSN-) — Matthew 12:43 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPNSN-) — Luke 11:24
ζητοῦντες	verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Matthew 12:46 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Matthew 2:20 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Matthew 21:46 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Mark 8:11 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — John 6:24 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Romans 10:3 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Galatians 2:17 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:6
ζητοῦντές	verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Matthew 12:47 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Acts 10:19
ζητοῦντι	verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Matthew 13:45
ζητούντων	verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Acts 21:31 verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — Acts 27:30
ζητοῦσίν	verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Mark 1:37 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Mark 3:32
ζητοῦσιν	verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDPM-) — Romans 10:20 verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDPM-) — Romans 2:7 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — John 7:25 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Romans 11:3 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — 1 Corinthians 1:22 verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Philippians 2:21
ζητῶ	verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 5:30 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — John 8:50 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 2 Corinthians 12:14 verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Galatians 1:10
ζητῶν	verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Matthew 7:8 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 11:10 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 13:6 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 13:7 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 7:18 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 8:50 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 13:8 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 1 Corinthians 10:33 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 1 Peter 5:8

Morphology

verb; MorphGNT -AAN----
verb; MorphGNT -PAN----
verb; MorphGNT -PAPDPM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPDSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPGPM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNPM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSM-
verb; MorphGNT -PAPNSN-
verb; MorphGNT 1AAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 1IAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 1PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2AAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2FAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2IAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAD-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 2PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3AAS-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3FAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3FPI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3IAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3IAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3IPI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAD-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-P--
verb; MorphGNT 3PAI-S--
verb; MorphGNT 3PPI-S--

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ζητεω.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ζητέω with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.

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