Strong's Number G2212

ζητέω

zeteo · dzay-teh'-o

Transliteration:

zeteo{dzay-teh'-o}

Word Origin:

of uncertain affinity

TDNT:

2:892,300

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)

Usage in the KJV:

seek 69, seek for 2, go about 3, desire 3, misc 7

Total: 119
Occurs 117 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to seek in order to find
1. to seek a thing
2. to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into
3. to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after
to seek i.e. require, demand
1. to crave, demand something from someone