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GreekG1567Verb

ἐκζητέω

ekzēteō

7Occurrences
G1567Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship

from G1537 (ἐκ) and G2212 (ζητέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to seek out or after, search for
2.As in
LXX: chiefly for דָּרַשׁ, also for נָצַר, בָּקַשׁ, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐκζητέω appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
2
Luke
2
1 Peter
1
Acts
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 1:10BSB

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,

Acts 15:17BSB

so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord,and all the Gentiles who are called by My name,says the Lord who does these things

Hebrews 11:6BSB

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Hebrews 12:17BSB

For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.

Luke 11:50BSB

As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.