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ζητέω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaζητέω
Citation formζητέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI seek, search for, desire
Strong’sG2212
Transliterationzētéō
Definitionto 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).
Derivationof uncertain affinity
SBLGNT occurrences114

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
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

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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