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Koine Greek wordlink #39884

SR GNT Luke 2:44 ἀνεζήτουν (anezaʸtoun) ‘of a day the journey and they were seeking_out him among the’ Strongs=3270 Lemma=anazēteō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Refers to Word #39867

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Only use of identical word form ἀνεζήτουν (V-IIA3..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀνεζήτουν’ (V-IIA3..P) is always and only glossed as ‘they were seeking_out’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘anazēteō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘to seek_out’, ‘they were seeking_out’, ‘seeking_out’.

Greek words (3) other than ἀνεζήτουν (V-IIA3..P) with a gloss related to ‘seeking_out’

LUKE 2:45 ἀναζητοῦντες (anazaʸtountes) V-PPA.NMP ‘they returned to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) seeking_out him’ SR GNT Luke 2:45 word 9

ROM 3:11 ἐκζητῶν (ekzaʸtōn) V-PPA.NMS Lemma=ekzēteō ‘not there is the one seeking_out god’ SR GNT Rom 3:11 word 8

HEB 11:6 ἐκζητοῦσιν (ekzaʸtousin) V-PPA.DMP Lemma=ekzēteō ‘he is and to the ones seeking_out him a rewarder is becoming’ SR GNT Heb 11:6 word 18

Key: V=verb IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural PPA.DMP=participle,present,active,dative,masculine,plural PPA.NMP=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,plural PPA.NMS=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,singular