Greek root word (lemma) ‘ζήτησις’ (zētēsis)

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This root form (lemma) ‘ζήτησις’ is used in 4 different forms in the Greek originals: ζήτησιν (N-····AFS), ζήτησις (N-····NFS), ζητήσεις (N-····AFP), ζητήσεως (N-····GFS).

It is glossed in 3 different ways: ‘a debate’, ‘debate’, ‘debates’.

Have 7 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘zētēsis’ (noun) in the Greek originals

Yhn (Jhn) 3:25 ζήτησις (zaʸtaʸsis) NFS ‘became therefore a debate of the apprentices/followers’ SR GNT Yhn 3:25 word 4

OET-LV: 25 Therefore became a_debate of the apprentices/followers of _Yōannaʸs with a_Youdaios about purification. (JHN_3:25)

OET-RV: 25 Then a debate about purification started between Yohan’s followers and a religious leader. (JHN 3:25)

Acts 15:2 ζητήσεως (zaʸtaʸseōs) GFS ‘and dissension and debate no little by Paulos’ SR GNT Acts 15:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2 And dissension and no little debate having _become the by _Paulos and the Barnabas with them, they _determined Paulos and Barnabas and some others from them to _be _going _up, to the ambassadors and elders in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) about the this question. (ACT_15:2)

OET-RV: 2 This led to no end of argument and debate between them and Paul and Barnabas until it was decided that the two of them and some other believers should go to Yerushalem to ask the missionaries and the elders there about this issue. (ACT 15:2)

Acts 15:7 ζητήσεως (zaʸtaʸseōs) GFS ‘much and debate having become having stood_up Petros’ SR GNT Acts 15:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 And having _become much debate, Petros having _stood _up said to them: Men, brothers, you _all are _knowing that from ancient days among you _all, the god chose for _the pagans to _hear by the mouth of _me, the message of _the good _message and to _believe. (ACT_15:7)

OET-RV: 7 After a lot of debate, Peter stood up and said, “Men, brothers, all of you here know that some time back, God chose me to be a mouthpiece so that the non-Jews could hear the good message and believe. (ACT 15:7)

Acts 25:20 ζήτησιν (zaʸtaʸsin) AFS ‘the concerning these things debate was asking if might_be wishing’ SR GNT Acts 25:20 word 9

OET-LV: 20 And I perplexing, the debate concerning these things, was _asking if might _be _wishing to _be _going to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and _there to _be _being _judged concerning these things. (ACT_25:20)

OET-RV: 20 I was puzzled about this debate and asked him if he wanted to be judged about these things in Yerushalem. (ACT 25:20)

1 Tim 6:4 ζητήσεις (zaʸtaʸseis) AFP ‘but obsessing about debates and quibbles_about_words out_of’ SR GNT 1 Tim 6:4 word 7

OET-LV: 4 he _has _been _conceited knowing nothing, but obsessing about debates and quibbles _about _messages, out _of which is _becoming envy, strife, slander, evil suspicions, (TI1_6:4)

OET-RV: 4 that person is conceited. They don’t know anything, but instead obsess about debates and quibble about messages, and this leads to strife, slander, evil suspicions, (TI1 6:4)

2 Tim 2:23 ζητήσεις (zaʸtaʸseis) AFP ‘foolish and uneducated debates be refusing having known that’ SR GNT 2 Tim 2:23 word 6

OET-LV: 23 And be _refusing the foolish and uneducated debates, having _known that they _are _bearing quarrels. (TI2_2:23)

OET-RV: 23 Refuse to enter foolish and uneducated debates, because they’ll just end in an argument. (TI2 2:23)

Tit 3:9 ζητήσεις (zaʸtaʸseis) AFP ‘foolish but debates and genealogies and’ SR GNT Tit 3:9 word 3

OET-LV: 9 But be _avoiding foolish debates, and genealogies, and strifes, and legal quarrels, they _are for unprofitable and useless. (TIT_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 But avoid foolish debates, arguments about ancestry, other strife, and quarrels about God’s commands because they all achieve nothing and waste time. (TIT 3:9)

Other possible lexically-related lemmas

Greek root word (lemma) ‘ekzētēsis’ with prefix=‘ek’

Have 1 use of Greek root word (lemma) ‘ekzētēsis’ (noun) in the Greek originals

1 Tim 1:4 ἐκζητήσεις (ekzaʸtaʸseis) AFP ‘genealogies endless which speculations are bringing_about rather than’ SR GNT 1 Tim 1:4 word 8

OET-LV: 4 nor to _be _giving _heed to _myths and endless genealogies, which are _bringing _about speculations rather than management of_god, which is in faith. (TI1_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 and advise the believers not to worry about myths and endless genealogies, which just result in useless speculations, rather than them using their faith to advance God’s plans. (TI1 1:4)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular