For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
ζητέω
Vocabulary form:
zhtevw
Definition:
I seek, desire, try to obtain
Frequency:
117
GK:
2426
Root:
zhte
Forms:
(ejzhvtoun), zhthvsw, ejzhvthsa, -, -, ejzhthvqhn
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?” |