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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1567 - ἐκζητέω

Transliteration

ekzētéō

Phonetics

ek-zay-teh'-o

Origin

from (G1537) and (G2212)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

2:894,300

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to seek out, search for
to seek out, i.e. investigate, scrutinise
to seek out for one's self, beg, crave
to demand back, require

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1239 ‑ בָּקַר (baw‑kar'); 1245 ‑ בָּקַשׁ (baw‑kash'); 1875 ‑ דָּרַשׁ (daw‑rash'); 2076 ‑ זָבַח (zaw‑bakh'); 2470 ‑ חָלָה (khaw‑law'); 2713 ‑ חָקַר (khaw‑kar'); 3423 ‑ יָרֵשׁ (yaw‑rash', yaw‑raysh'); 5027 ‑ נָבַט (naw‑bat'); 5341 ‑ נָצַר (naw‑tsar'); 5352 ‑ נָקָה (naw‑kaw'); 5367 ‑ נָקַשׁ (naw‑kash'); 6485 ‑ פָּקַד (paw‑kad');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (8)

Luke 2

Acts 1

Romans 1

Hebrews 3

1 Peter 1

BSB (7)

Luke 2

Acts 1

Romans 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

CSB (5)

Luke 2

Acts 1

Romans 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

ESV (8)

Luke 2

Acts 1

Romans 1

1 Timothy 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

KJV (8)

Luke 2

Acts 1

Romans 1

Hebrews 3

1 Peter 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (6)

Luke 4

Acts 2

Romans 1

Hebrews 6

WEB (8)

Luke 2

Acts 1

Romans 1

Hebrews 3

1 Peter 1

YLT (7)

Luke 2

Acts 1

Romans 1

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

ASV (8)

diligently 1

he sought 1

it shall be required 1

may be required 1

may seek 1

of them that seek 1

sought 1

that seeketh after 1

BSB (7)

all of it will be charged 1

earnestly seek 1

he sought 1

may seek 1

searched 1

seeks 1

will be charged 1

CSB (5)

for 1

responsible 1

searched 1

seek 1

sought 1

ESV (8)

charged 1

required 1

searched 1

seek 2

seeks for 1

sought 1

speculations 1

KJV (8)

after 2

carefully 1

enquired 1

required 2

seek 1

sought 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (6)

against 1

begged 1

responsible 1

seek 2

seeking 1

WEB (8)

diligently 1

he sought 1

it will be required 1

may be required 1

may seek 1

of those who seek 1

sought 1

who seeks after 1

YLT (7)

having sought 1

it shall be required 1

may be required 1

seek after 1

seek out 1

seeking 1

who is seeking after 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

ANT

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

BEZ

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

BGB

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

BMT

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

BYZ

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

ELZ

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAPNSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAPDPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

NA26

V-3AAIP 1

V-3AASP 1

V-3APSS 1

V-3FPIS 1

V-AAPNSM 1

V-PAPDPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

SBL

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

SCV

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

STV

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

TIS

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAP-NSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAP-DPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

TRG

V-AAI-3P 1

V-AAPNSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-PAPDPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐκζητ-έω,

I seek out, Aristid. 1.488 J., PMag. Osl. 1.354; τινάς POxy. 1465.11 (i B.C.); περίτινος 1 Peter 1:10.

II demand an account of, τὸ αἷμα LXX 2 Samuel 4:11, al., cf. Luke 11:50 (Pass.).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἐκζητέω, ἐκζήτω; 1 aorist ἐξεζήτησα; passive, 1 aorist ἐξεζητήθην; 1 future ἐκζητηθήσομαι; (ἐκ out from a secret place, from all sides); the Sept. very often for דָּרַשׁ, also for בִּקֵּשׁ, etc.;

a. to seek out, search for: properly, τινα, 1 Macc. 9:26; figuratively: τόν κύριον, τόν Θεόν, to seek the favor of God, worship him, Acts 15:17; Romans 3:11 (Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ζητῶν); Hebrews 11:6 (Psalm 13:2 (); Psalm 33:5; (Psalm 34:5); Psalm 68:33 (); Amos 5:4, etc.).

b. to seek out i. e. investigate, scrutinize: τί, Sir. 39:1, 3; περί τίνος, to examine into anything, 1 Peter 1:10, where it is joined with ἐξερευναν (to seek out and search out), as in 1 Macc. 9:26.

c. to seek out for oneself, beg, crave: Hebrews 12:17.

d. to demand back, require: τό αἷμα τῶν προφητῶν ἀπό τῆς γενεάς ταύτης, to take vengeance on this generation for the slaughter of the prophets (after the Hebrew, cf. 2 Samuel 4:11; Ezekiel 3:18; see ἐκ, I. 7): Luke 11:50 (51). (In secular authors thus far only a single passage has been noted in which this word appears, Aristid. or. 8, i., p. 488 (i. e. orat. 38, i., p. 726, Dindorf edition).)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† ἐκ -ζητέω , -ῶ ,

[in LXX chiefly for H1875, also for H5341, H1245, etc.;]

1. to seek out or after, search for: c. acc pers. (1 Maccabees 9:26); fig., τ . κύριον , θεόν (cf. Psalms 14:2, Amos 5:4, al.), Acts 15:17, Romans 3:11, Hebrews 11:6; εὐλογίαν , Hebrews 12:17; ἐξεζήτησαν κ . ἐξηραύνησαν (as in 1 Maccabees 9:26), sought and searched out: 1 Peter 1:10.

2. As in 2 Samuel 4:11, Ezekiel 3:18; Ezekiel 3:20 al. (H1875), to demand, require: Luke 11:50-51 †

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

To the single instance of this verb from profane sources (Aristid. I. 488) cited by Thayer and LS, we can now add BGU IV. 1141.41 (B.C. 14) περὶ δὲ τῆς σκιᾶς φανερόν μοι ἐγενήθη ἐκζητήσαντι ἠλλάχθαι μὲν τὴν πορφυρᾶν ῢ ̣π ̣ο ̣, τοῦ Διοδώρου καὶ μὴ δεδωκέναι σοί, P Oxy XII. 1465.11 (i/B.C.) ἀξιῶ συντ [ά ]ξ ̣α ̣ι ̣ ἐ ̣[κ ] η ̣τ ̣ήσαντα ̣ς ̤ τ ̣ο ̣υ ̣ς ̣ α ̣[ἰτίο ]υ ̣̓, ";I request you to give orders (to your subordinates) to search out the guilty persons"; (Edd.), and the inscr. from Hierapolis Cagnat IV. 834.5 δώσει. . τῷ ἐκζητήσαντι δηνάρια δισχίλια. With Luke 11:50 ἵνα ἐκζητηθῇ τὸ αἶμα πάντων τῶν προφητῶν, cf. the use of the simplex in the Jewish prayer for vengeance Syll 816.12 (ii/B.C.) ἵνα ἐγδικήσῃς τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἀναίτιον ζητήσῃς καὶ τὴν ταχίστην : for the text and the date, see Deissmann LAE p. 423 ff.

List of Word Forms

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