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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐκζητέω

Lemmaἐκζητέω
Citation formἐκζητέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI seek out, require
Strong’sG1567
Transliterationekzētéō
Definitionto search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship
KJV glosses:--en- (re-)quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences7

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
ἐκζητηθῇ
verb, third person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3APS-S--)Luke 11:50
ἐκζητηθήσεται
verb, third person, future, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FPI-S--)Luke 11:51
ἐκζητήσας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-)Hebrews 12:17
ἐκζητήσωσιν
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3AAS-P--)Acts 15:17
ἐκζητοῦσιν
verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDPM-)Hebrews 11:6
ἐκζητῶν
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-)Romans 3:11
ἐξεζήτησαν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3AAI-P--)1 Peter 1:10

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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