Greek Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's G2212: ζητέω (zētéō) Definition

Strong's number
G2212
Lemma
ζητέω
Transliteration
zētéō
Pronunciation
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Strong's definition
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means) of uncertain affinity;

116 instances of the word ζητέω zētéō (G2212)


  • Acts 17:27 - That they should seek the Lord if haply they might feel after him and find him though not far from one every of us he be

  • Acts 21:31 - as they went about And him to kill came tidings unto the chief captain of the band that all was in an uproar Jerusalem

  • Acts 27:30 - And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship when they had let down the boat into the sea under colour as though out of the foreship they would anchors have cast

  • Colossians 3:1 - If then be risen Christ those things which are above seek where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God

  • Galatians 1:10 - now For men do I or God or do I seek men I if For yet men I of Christ the servant not I should be

  • Galatians 2:17 - if But while we seek to be justified by Christ are found also ourselves sinners is therefore Christ of sin the minister God forbid

  • Hebrews 8:7 - if For first that covenant had been faultless no then should for the second have been sought place

  • John 1:38 - turned Then Jesus and saw them following (which is to say them What seek ye Then They said them Rabbi (which is to say being interpreted Master where dwellest thou

  • John 4:23 - But cometh the hour and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth and the Father such seeketh shall worship him

  • John 4:27 - And upon this came disciples her And marvelled that with the woman he talked no man yet said What seekest thou or What he talked with her

  • John 5:16 - And therefore did Jesus the Jews And sought him to slay because these things he had done on the sabbath day

  • John 5:18 - Therefore the more sought him the Jews to kill because not only had broken the sabbath but also Father was his said that God equal himself making that God

  • John 5:30 - not can I do of mine own self as I hear I judge and judgment mine own just is because not I seek the will mine own but the will hath sent me of the Father

  • John 5:44 - How can ye believe honour one of another which receive and honour one of another only God not seek

  • John 6:24 - When therefore saw the people that Jesus not was there neither disciples his also his to shipping also came to Capernaum seeking for Jesus

  • John 6:26 - answered them Jesus and said Verily Verily I say unto you Ye seek me not because ye saw the miracles but because ye did eat of the loaves and were filled

  • John 7:1 - walk Jesus After these things in Galilee not for he would in Jewry walk because sought him the Jews to kill

  • John 7:4 - there is no man For in secret any thing that doeth and seeketh he himself in to be If these things that doeth shew thyself to the world

  • John 7:11 - Then the Jews sought him at the feast and said Where is he

  • John 7:18 - of himself He that speaketh glory his own he that seeketh but he that seeketh glory that sent him the same true is and unrighteousness in him no is