ζητέω
zēteō
“to seek”
Definition
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
of uncertain affinity;
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Grammar & Morphology
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
ζητέω appears 116 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
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