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ζητέω

Definition and meaning

zeteo (dzay-teh'-o) v. 1. to seek 2. (specially, by Hebraism) to worship (God) 3. (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) {literally or figuratively} [of uncertain affinity] KJV: be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means) Compare: G4441

Tagged KJV passages

116 matching verses - 121.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Luke 22:6

And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

Matched English: sought
Luke 24:5

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

Matched English: ye
John 1:38

Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi,(which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

Matched English: ye
John 4:23

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

Matched English: seeketh
John 4:27

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

Matched English: thou
John 5:16

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

Matched English: sought
John 5:18

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Matched English: sought
John 5:30

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

Matched English: seek
John 5:44

How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

Matched English: seek
John 6:24

When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

Matched English: for
John 6:26

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

Matched English: seek
John 7:1

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

Matched English: sought
John 7:4

For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

Matched English: seeketh
John 7:11

Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

Matched English: sought
John 7:18

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Matched English: seeketh, seeketh
John 7:19

Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

Matched English: about
John 7:20

The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

Matched English: about
John 7:25

Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?

Matched English: seek
John 7:30

Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

Matched English: sought
John 7:34

Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

Matched English: seek
John 7:36

What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

Matched English: seek
John 8:21

Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

Matched English: seek
John 8:37

I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

Matched English: seek
John 8:40

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

Matched English: seek