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Koine Greek wordlink #64366

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
Year=30 AD TimeSeries=John_the_Baptist_Witnesses

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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

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) N-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) N-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)

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