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)

GreekStrong's G2212
Quick definition
Greek word
ζητέω (zētéō)

Computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)

Word study
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;

KJV translation words: be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means)

Where this word appears

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.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

seeking ×23were seeking ×13do seek ×10you seek ×9seeks ×7he was seeking ×5are seeking ×4seek you ×4they were seeking ×4They were seeking ×3You will seek ×3will seek ×3

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

ἐζήτουν ×18ζητεῖτε ×15ζητεῖ ×9ζητοῦντες ×9ζητῶν ×9ἐζήτει ×7ζητοῦσιν ×6ζητεῖτε; ×4ζητήσετέ ×4ζητῶ ×4

Books where it appears most

John ×35Luke ×26Matthew ×14Mark ×10Acts ×101 Corinthians ×8Romans ×42 Corinthians ×2

Verses (first 25 of 116)

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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).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

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.