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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐπιζητέω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaἐπιζητέω
Citation formἐπιζητέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI seek after, desire, search for
Strong’sG1934
Transliterationepizētéō
Definitionto search (inquire) for; intensively, to demand, to crave
KJV glosses:--desire, enquire, seek (after, for).
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences12

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 formGrammar and occurrences
ἐπεζήτησεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Acts 13:7
ἐπεζήτουν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IAI-P--) — Luke 4:42
ἐπιζητεῖ
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 12:39
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Matthew 16:4
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Romans 11:7
ἐπιζητεῖτε
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--) — Acts 19:39
ἐπιζητήσας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Acts 12:19
ἐπιζητοῦμεν
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1PAI-P--) — Hebrews 13:14
ἐπιζητοῦσιν
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Matthew 6:32
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Luke 12:30
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Hebrews 11:14
ἐπιζητῶ
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Philippians 4:17

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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