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ζητέω

Vocabulary form: 
zhtevw
Definition: 

I seek, desire, try to obtain

Erasmian: 
Modern: 
Frequency: 
117
GK: 
2426
Root: 
zhte
Forms: 
(ejzhvtoun), zhthvsw, ejzhvthsa, -, -, ejzhthvqhn

Mnemonics

Submitted by Dvora on Tue, 2017-11-07 17:18

I see two red shoes in the window and seek to obtain them.

Submitted by Steven Zanaska on Fri, 2020-11-20 12:04

ζη- Seek
τέ- Desire
try to
ω- Obtain

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 2:13 After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search (zētein | ζητεῖν | pres act inf ) for the child to destroy him.”
Matthew 2:20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking (zētountes | ζητοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the child’s life are dead.”
Matthew 6:33 But seek (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you, seek (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) and you will find, knock and it will be opened for you.
Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who seeks (zētōn | ζητῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) finds, and for everyone who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 12:43 “When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it wanders through waterless regions in search (zētoun | ζητοῦν | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) of a resting place, but finds none.
Matthew 12:46 While he was still speaking to the people, his mother and his brothers stood outside, wanting (zētountes | ζητοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to speak to him.
Matthew 12:47
Matthew 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching (zētounti | ζητοῦντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) for fine pearls;
Matthew 18:12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the slopes and go in search (zētei | ζητεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) of the one that has wandered off?
Matthew 21:46 And although they wanted (zētountes | ζητοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds because they held him to be a prophet.
Matthew 26:16 So from then on he watched (ezētei | ἐζήτει | imperf act ind 3 sg) for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
Matthew 26:59 Now the ruling priests and the entire Sanhedrin were looking (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) for false testimony against Jesus so they could put him to death,
Matthew 28:5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) are (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) looking (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) for (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) Jesus, who was crucified.
Mark 1:37 found him, and said to him, “Everyone is looking (zētousin | ζητοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) for you.”
Mark 3:32 And a crowd was sitting around him, crowd and they said to him, “Look, your mother your and your brothers your are (zētousin | ζητοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) outside looking (zētousin | ζητοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) for you.”
Mark 8:11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking (zētountes | ζητοῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
Mark 8:12 Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, “Why does (zētei | ζητεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) this generation seek (zētei | ζητεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Mark 11:18 And the ruling priests and the scribes heard of this and began seeking (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) how they could destroy him, for they feared him, because all the people were impressed by his teaching.
Mark 12:12 And they were seeking (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) to arrest him, but feared the people, for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
Mark 14:1 It was now two days before the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread. And the ruling priests and the scribes were (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) seeking (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) how to seize him by treachery and put him to death,
Mark 14:11 And when they heard it, they were pleased and promised to give him money. So Judas was seeking (ezētei | ἐζήτει | imperf act ind 3 sg) how he might hand him over at a convenient moment.
Mark 14:55 Now the ruling priests and the entire council were seeking (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they were not finding any.
Mark 16:6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) seek (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.
Luke 2:48 And when they saw him, they were astounded, and his mother said to him, “Child, why did you treat us like this? Look, your father and I have been terribly worried trying to find (ezētoumen | ἐζητοῦμεν | imperf act ind 1 pl) you.”
Luke 2:49 And he said to them, “Why is it that you were looking (ezēteite | ἐζητεῖτε | imperf act ind 2 pl) for me? Did you not know that I would have to be in my Father’s house?”
Luke 5:18 that there were men carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed. They were trying (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) to bring him in and place him before Jesus.
Luke 6:19 And all the crowd was trying (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing them all.
Luke 9:9 Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So he was trying (ezētei | ἐζήτει | imperf act ind 3 sg) to see him.
Luke 11:9 “So to you I say, ask and it will be given to you; seek (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
Luke 11:10 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who seeks (zētōn | ζητῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) finds, and for everyone who knocks it will be opened.
Luke 11:16 Others, to test him, kept (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) demanding (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) from him a sign from heaven.
Luke 11:24 “When the unclean spirit departs from a person, it travels through waterless places seeking (zētoun | ζητοῦν | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) rest, and not finding one; then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I departed.’
Luke 11:29 As the crowds were getting larger, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it (zētei | ζητεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) looks (zētei | ζητεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) for (zētei | ζητεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
Luke 12:29 And you, do (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) not have as an overriding concern (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) what to eat and what to drink; do not let such things bother you.
Luke 12:31 Instead, have (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) his kingdom as (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) your (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) overriding (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) concern (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act imperative 2 pl), and these things will be given to you in addition.
Luke 12:48 But the one who did not know, and did things worthy of blows, will be beaten with few blows. Everyone to whom much was given, much will be required (zētēthēsetai | ζητηθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) from him, and to whom much was handed over, they will ask more of him.
Luke 13:6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking (zētōn | ζητῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) for fruit on it and found none.
Luke 13:7 And he said to the vineyard worker, ‘Look, for three years now, I have come looking (zētōn | ζητῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) for fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Remove it. Why should it use up the soil?’
Luke 13:24 “Do your best to go in through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try (zētēsousin | ζητήσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) to go in and not be able.
Luke 15:8 “Or what woman, who has ten silver coins, should she lose one coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search (zētei | ζητεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) diligently until she finds it?
Luke 17:33 Whoever tries (zētēsē | ζητήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) to retain his life for himself will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Luke 19:3 He was trying (ezētei | ἐζήτει | imperf act ind 3 sg) to see Jesus — who he was — but was not able to on account of the crowd, because he was short in stature.
Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek (zētēsai | ζητῆσαι | aor act inf ) and to save the lost.”
Luke 19:47 He began to teach daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) to destroy him,
Luke 20:19 The scribes and the chief priests tried (ezētēsan | ἐζήτησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them, but they feared the people.
Luke 22:2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking (ezētoun | ἐζήτουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) for a way how they might put Jesus to death, for they were afraid of the people.
Luke 22:6 He agreed and began looking (ezētei | ἐζήτει | imperf act ind 3 sg) for an opportunity to deliver him up to them in the absence of a crowd.
Luke 24:5 The women were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) for the living among the dead?
John 1:38 When Jesus turned around and saw them following him, he said to them, “What do you want?” (zēteite | ζητεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

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