Strong G1934ἐπιζητέω

to seek after

Transliteration
epizēteō
Pronunciation
ep-eed'-zay-teh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1909 and G2212; to search (inquire) for; intensively to demand to crave: - desire enquire seek (after for).

Detailed definition

ἐπι-ζητέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for דָּרַשׁ, 4Ki.8:8, Isa.62:12, al.; also for בָּקַשׁ, 3Ki.20:1, Ecc.7:28), Hos.3:5; פָּקַד, 4Ki.3:8;]
"directive" of ζητέω (MM, Exp., xiv),
to inquire for, seek after, wish for: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:32 12:39 16:4, Luk.12:30, Act.19:39, Rom.11:7, Php.4:17, Heb.11:14 13:14; with accusative of person(s), Luk.4:42, Act.12:19; with inf., Act.13:7.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G1934 appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • seek7
  • seeketh3
  • desire2
  • do2
  • doth1
  • enquire1

First verses

  1. Matthew 6:32
    (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
  2. Matthew 12:39
    But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
  3. Matthew 16:4
    A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
  4. Mark 8:12
    And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
  5. Luke 11:29
    And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
  6. Luke 12:30
    For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
  7. Acts 12:19
    And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode.
  8. Acts 13:7
    Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
  9. Acts 19:39
    But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
  10. Romans 11:7
    What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
  11. Philippians 4:17
    Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
  12. Hebrews 11:14
    For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
  13. Hebrews 13:14
    For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐπιζητ-έω,
seek after, wish for, miss, τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.36, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Sulla” 19; οὐδὲν ἄλλο χρῆμα οὕτω ἐν βραχέϊ ἐπεζήτησα ὡς.. 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.24)]; μηδὲν ἐπιζητείτω let her lack nothing, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PTeb.” 416.20 (3rd c.AD))]; ἐ. τὸν ἄν θρωπονmake further search for.. , [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.133)]; τῆς αἰτίας αἰτίαν ἐπι ζητούσηςrequiring, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.5.3, compare 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.18: _absolutely_, οἱ ἐπιζητοῦντες)] the beaters (for game), [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.4.25:)] —passive, τὰ ἐπιζητούμενα περὶ τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1098b22, compare 1172b35, 2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 23)]; οἱ -ούμενοι criminals `wanted', [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (POxy. 80.15 (3rd c.AD).)]
b. request, πρός τινας ὁμολογίαν [Refs 6th c.AD+ (“Anatolian Studies” 38, compare “PMasp.” 156.16 (6th c.AD).)]
2. seek for besides, μηδ᾽ ἕτερ᾽ ἐπιζήτει καλά [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 44.5)]; inquire further, περὶ.. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.2, compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.490.)]
3. passive, ἐπιζητεῖται is matter of question, ἐ. πότερον.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1169b13, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “D.” 1.22, “Rh.” 1.194S., +others)]
4. demand, require, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (PLille 7.6 (3rd c.BC))]:—passive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1194.2 (3rd c.AD).)]