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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.

John 8:50

And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

Matched English: seek, seeketh
John 10:39

Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

Matched English: sought
John 11:8

His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

Matched English: sought
John 11:56

Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

Matched English: for
John 13:33

Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

Matched English: seek
John 16:19

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

Matched English: enquire
John 18:4

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

Matched English: ye
John 18:7

Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

Matched English: ye
John 18:8

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

Matched English: seek
John 19:12

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

Matched English: sought
John 20:15

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Matched English: thou
Acts 9:11

And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

Matched English: enquire
Acts 10:19

While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

Matched English: seek
Acts 10:21

Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

Matched English: seek
Acts 13:8

But Elymas the sorcerer(for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

Matched English: seeking
Acts 13:11

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

Matched English: seeking
Acts 16:10

And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

Matched English: endeavoured
Acts 17:5

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Matched English: sought
Acts 17:27

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

Matched English: seek
Acts 21:31

And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Matched English: about
Acts 27:30

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

Matched English: about
Romans 2:7

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

Matched English: seek
Romans 10:3

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Matched English: about
Romans 10:20

But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

Matched English: sought