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Koine Greek wordlink #64954

SR GNT Yhn 3:25 ζήτησις (zaʸtaʸsis) ‘became therefore a debate of the apprentices/followers’ Strongs=22140 Lemma=zētēsis
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ζήτησις (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ζήτησις’ (N-NFS) is always and only glossed as ‘a debate’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘zētēsis’ have 3 different glosses: ‘a debate’, ‘debate’, ‘debates’.

Greek words (3) other than ζήτησις (N-NFS) with a gloss related to ‘debate’

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

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

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

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