G2212Greekzēteῖte
ζητεῖτε
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
117
Total Occurrences
16
Books
0
Old Testament
117
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
Etymology & Derivation
of uncertain affinity
KJV Usage
be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means)
Detailed Definition
From Thayer’s Greek Lexicon outline.
- 1.to seek in order to find
- 2.to seek a thing
- 3.to crave, demand something from someone
- 4.to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into
- 5.to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after
- 6.to seek i.e., require, demand
Scholarly Notes
compare G4441.