G2212Verb117 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
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- Matthew 2:20ζητοῦντες
“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.”
- Mark 8:11ζητοῦντες
Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
- Luke 2:48ἐζητοῦμέν
When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
- John 5:18ἐζήτουν
Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
- Acts 9:11ζήτησον
“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
- 1 Corinthians 7:27ζήτει
Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
Abbott-Smith
[in LXX chiefly for בּקשׁ pi., also for דּרשׁ, etc. ;]
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.