ζητέω (zētéō) — Be About
Greek word study: ζητέω (zētéō), Strong's G2212. to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
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to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
KJV translation words: be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means)
Strong's G2212 is tagged on 119 words in 116 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 2:13 and last appears in Revelation 9:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 116)
- Matthew 2:13 — ζητεῖν — is to seek
- Matthew 2:20 — ζητοῦντες — seeking
- Matthew 6:33 — ζητεῖτε — do seek
- Matthew 7:7 — ζητεῖτε — do seek
- Matthew 7:8 — ζητῶν — seeking
- Matthew 12:43 — ζητοῦν — seeking
- Matthew 12:46 — ζητοῦντες — seeking
- Matthew 12:47 — ζητοῦντές — seeking
- Matthew 13:45 — ζητοῦντι — seeking
- Matthew 18:12 — ζητεῖ — will seek
- Matthew 21:46 — ζητοῦντες — seeking
- Matthew 26:16 — ἐζήτει — he was seeking
- Matthew 26:59 — ἐζήτουν — were seeking
- Matthew 28:5 — ζητεῖτε — you seek
- Mark 1:37 — ζητοῦσίν — seeks
- Mark 3:32 — ζητοῦσίν — are seeking
- Mark 8:11 — ζητοῦντες — seeking
- Mark 8:12 — ζητεῖ — seeks
- Mark 11:18 — ἐζήτουν — they were seeking
- Mark 12:12 — ἐζήτουν — they were seeking
- Mark 14:1 — ἐζήτουν — were seeking
- Mark 14:11 — ἐζήτει — he was seeking
- Mark 14:55 — ἐζήτουν — were seeking
- Mark 16:6 — ζητεῖτε — you seek
- Luke 2:48 — ἐζητοῦμέν — were seeking
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: G327 ἀναζητέω (anazētéō), G1567 ἐκζητέω (ekzētéō), G1934 ἐπιζητέω (epizētéō), G2213 ζήτημα (zḗtēma), G2214 ζήτησις (zḗtēsis), G4802 συζητέω (syzētéō).
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Frequently asked questions
What does zētéō (G2212) mean?
To seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life).
How is G2212 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G2212 as: be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means).
How often does ζητέω (zētéō) appear?
Strong's G2212 is tagged on 119 words in 116 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 2:13 and last appears in Revelation 9:6.
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