ζητέω
zētéō
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
Lexicon
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
- to seek (literally or figuratively)
- specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means)
Usage
119 occurrences · 0 OT · 119 NT · 42 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- sought18 · 18%
- seek16 · 16%
- seeking11 · 11%
- ye seek8 · 8%
- seek ye6 · 6%
- he sought4 · 4%
- they sought4 · 4%
- seeketh4 · 4%
- ye shall seek4 · 4%
- he that seeketh3 · 3%
- desiring2 · 2%
- and sought2 · 2%
- seekest thou2 · 2%
- i seek2 · 2%
- they seek2 · 2%
- and seeketh1 · 1%
- when they sought1 · 1%
- men seek1 · 1%
- seek for1 · 1%
- have sought1 · 1%
- ye sought1 · 1%
- he desired1 · 1%
- him, sought1 · 1%
- required1 · 1%
- will seek1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.