UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ζητέω

MainId: 002225000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ζ

StrongCodes: G2212

Notes: [{'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'It is possible that ἐπιζητέω[b] focuses somewhat more upon the goal, but such a distinction does not hold for all contexts.'}, {'Caller': 2, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': ['04100801100018'], 'Content': 'In {S:04100801100018} what is sought is a sign, but obviously this implies that Jesus would have to perform a sign. Nevertheless, the event of producing a sign may be regarded as something which is obtained or acquired.'}]

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 002225001000000
PartsOfSpeech: verb
RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἀναζητέω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐκζητέω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐκζήτησις', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἐπιζητέω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ζήτημα', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ζήτησις', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'συζητέω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'συζήτησις', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'συζητητής', 'Meanings': []}]
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 002225001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 27.41
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Learn
  LEXSubDomains: Try To Learn
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-20 10:17:08
    DefinitionShort: to try to learn the location of something, often by movement from place to place in the process of searching
    Glosses: ['to try to learn where something is', 'to look for', 'to try to find']
  LEXReferences: MAT 2:13, MAT 7:7, MAT 7:8, MAT 12:43, MAT 13:45, MAT 18:12, MAT 28:5, MARK 1:37, MARK 16:6, LUKE 2:48, LUKE 2:49, LUKE 11:9, LUKE 11:10, LUKE 11:24, LUKE 13:6, LUKE 13:7, LUKE 15:8, LUKE 19:10, LUKE 24:5, YHN 6:24, YHN 6:26, YHN 7:11, YHN 7:34, YHN 7:36, YHN 8:21, YHN 10:39, YHN 11:56, YHN 13:33, YHN 18:4, YHN 18:7, YHN 18:8, YHN 20:15, ACTs 9:11, ACTs 10:19, ACTs 10:21, ACTs 17:27, ROM 10:20, 2TIM 1:17, 1PET 5:8
2. LEXID: 002225001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 27.34
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Learn
  LEXSubDomains: Try To Learn
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-20 10:17:08
    DefinitionShort: to attempt to learn something by careful investigation or searching
    Glosses: ['to try to learn', 'to search', 'to try to find out', 'to seek information']
  LEXReferences: MARK 11:18, LUKE 19:47, LUKE 22:2, YHN 16:19, 1COR 1:22
3. LEXID: 002225001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 25.9
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Attitudes and Emotions
  LEXSubDomains: Desire, Want, Wish
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-20 10:17:08
    DefinitionShort: to desire to have or experience something, with the probable implication of making an attempt to realize one’s desire{N:001}
    Glosses: ['to desire', 'to want to']
  LEXReferences: MAT 6:33, LUKE 12:29, LUKE 12:31, YHN 1:38, YHN 4:23, YHN 5:18, YHN 5:30, YHN 7:4, YHN 7:20, YHN 8:40, YHN 8:50, YHN 13:33, ACTs 16:10, 1COR 7:27, 1COR 7:27, 1COR 10:24, 1COR 10:33, 1COR 13:5, 1COR 14:12, GAL 1:10, GAL 2:17, PHP 2:21, COL 3:1, 1TH 2:6, HEB 8:7, REV 9:6
4. LEXID: 002225001004000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 33.167
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Communication
  LEXSubDomains: Ask For, Request
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-20 10:17:08
    DefinitionShort: to ask for something which is being especially sought
    Glosses: ['to ask earnestly for', 'to demand']
    Comments: For another interpretation of ζητέω in {S:04100801100018}, see {D:57.59}.
  LEXReferences: MARK 3:32, MARK 8:11, MARK 8:12, LUKE 12:48, YHN 4:27, 1COR 4:2, 2COR 13:3
5. LEXID: 002225001005000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 68.60
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Aspect
  LEXSubDomains: Try, Attempt
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-20 10:17:08
    DefinitionShort: to seek to do something, but without success
    Glosses: ['to seek to do', 'to try']
  LEXReferences: MAT 12:46, MAT 12:47, MAT 21:46, MARK 12:12, LUKE 5:18, LUKE 6:19, LUKE 9:9, LUKE 11:16, LUKE 11:29, LUKE 13:24, LUKE 17:33, LUKE 19:3, LUKE 20:19, YHN 7:1, YHN 7:19, YHN 7:25, YHN 7:30, YHN 8:37, YHN 11:8, YHN 19:12, ACTs 13:8, ACTs 17:5, ACTs 21:31, ACTs 27:30, ROM 10:3
6. LEXID: 002225001006000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 13.19
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen
  LEXSubDomains: State
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-20 10:17:08
    DefinitionShort: to attempt to attain some state or condition
    Glosses: ['to attempt to find', 'to try to be']
  LEXReferences: MAT 26:16, MAT 26:59, MARK 14:1, MARK 14:11, MARK 14:55, LUKE 22:6, YHN 7:18, YHN 7:18, YHN 8:50, 1PET 3:11
7. LEXID: 002225001007000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 57.59
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange
  LEXSubDomains: Take, Obtain, Gain, Lose
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-20 10:17:08
    DefinitionShort: to try to obtain something from someone
    Glosses: ['to try to obtain', 'to attempt to get', 'to seek']
    Comments: For another interpretation of ζητέω in {S:04100801100018}, see {D:33.167}.
  LEXReferences: MARK 8:11, MARK 8:12, YHN 5:44, ACTs 13:11, ROM 2:7, 1COR 10:24, 1COR 10:33, 2COR 12:14, 1TH 2:6, HEB 8:7
8. LEXID: 002225001008000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 20.66
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill
  LEXSubDomains: Kill
  LEXCollocations: ζητέω τὴν ψυχήν
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-07-20 10:17:08
    DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: to seek the life) to desire or intend to kill
    Glosses: ['to want to kill', 'to desire to kill']
  LEXReferences: MAT 2:20, ROM 11:3