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Koine Greek wordlink #99190

SR GNT Acts 19:39 ἐπιζητεῖτε (epizaʸteite) ‘anything concerning others you_all are seeking_after in the lawful’ Strongs=19340 Lemma=epizēteō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural

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Only use of identical word form ἐπιζητεῖτε (V-IPA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιζητεῖτε’ (V-IPA2..P) is always and only glossed as ‘you_all are seeking_after’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epizēteō’ have 9 different glosses: ‘are seeking_after’, ‘having sought_after’, ‘is seeking_after’, ‘were seeking_after’, ‘I am seeking_after’, ‘they are seeking_after’, ‘we are seeking_after’, ‘you_all are seeking_after’, ‘sought_after’.

Greek words (10) other than ἐπιζητεῖτε (V-IPA2..P) with a gloss related to ‘seeking_after’

MAT 6:32 ἐπιζητοῦσιν (epizaʸtousin) V-IPA3..P ‘these things the pagans are seeking_after has known for the’ SR GNT Mat 6:32 word 9

MAT 12:39 ἐπιζητεῖ (epizaʸtei) V-IPA3..S ‘and adulterous a sign is seeking_after and a sign not’ SR GNT Mat 12:39 word 11

MAT 16:4 ἐπιζητεῖ (epizaʸtei) V-IPA3..S ‘and adulterous a sign is seeking_after and a sign not’ SR GNT Mat 16:4 word 8

LUKE 4:42 ἐπεζήτουν (epezaʸtoun) V-IIA3..P ‘and the crowds were seeking_after him and they came’ SR GNT Luke 4:42 word 13

LUKE 12:30 ἐπιζητοῦσιν (epizaʸtousin) V-IPA3..P ‘nations of the world are seeking_after of you_all but the’ SR GNT Luke 12:30 word 10

ROM 11:7 ἐπιζητεῖ (epizaʸtei) V-IPA3..S ‘what therefore what is seeking_after Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) this not’ SR GNT Rom 11:7 word 4

PHP 4:17 ἐπιζητῶ (epizaʸtō) V-IPA1..S ‘not that I am seeking_after the gift but’ SR GNT Php 4:17 word 3

PHP 4:17 ἐπιζητῶ (epizaʸtō) V-IPA1..S ‘the gift but I am seeking_after the fruit being_plentiful’ SR GNT Php 4:17 word 7

HEB 11:14 ἐπιζητοῦσιν (epizaʸtousin) V-IPA3..P ‘are manifesting that a homeland they are seeking_after’ SR GNT Heb 11:14 word 11

HEB 13:14 ἐπιζητοῦμεν (epizaʸtoumen) V-IPA1..P ‘but the city coming we are seeking_after’ SR GNT Heb 13:14 word 10

Key: V=verb IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural IPA1..P=indicative,present,active,1st person plural IPA1..S=indicative,present,active,1st person singular IPA2..P=indicative,present,active,2nd person plural IPA3..P=indicative,present,active,3rd person plural IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular