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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S

ζητέω

G2212 · zētéō · dzay-teh'-o · Greek

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Strong’s definition

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

KJV usage

:--be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means).

124mapped occurrences
116verses
37KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping

seek 29sought 29seeking 11seek ye 5for 5seeketh 4about 4he that seeketh 3ye seek 3desiring 2required 2Ye shall seek 2and seeketh 1ye sought 1desired 1shall be 1and sought 1will seek 1shall seek 1to seek 1ye 1thou 1I seek 1Ye seek 1he 1go ye about 1ye shall seek 1one that seeketh 1they 1Do ye inquire 1to 1seekest thou 1inquire 1endeavoured 1we 1out 1shall 1

Strong’s is a useful concordance and lexical reference layer. It does not by itself determine the meaning of a word in every context and is not a substitute for the verse, passage, or full grammatical analysis. Hebrew / Aramaic XML data: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0).

Mapped occurrences

Luke 24:5Mapped KJV word: ye

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?

John 1:38Mapped KJV word: seek ye

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?

John 4:23Mapped KJV word: seeketh

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.

John 4:27Mapped KJV word: thou

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?

John 5:16Mapped KJV word: sought

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

John 5:18Mapped KJV word: sought

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.

John 5:30Mapped KJV word: I seek

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.

John 5:44Mapped KJV word: seek

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

John 6:24Mapped KJV word: for

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

John 6:26Mapped KJV word: Ye seek

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.

John 7:1Mapped KJV word: sought

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

John 7:4Mapped KJV word: he

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.

John 7:4Mapped KJV word: seeketh

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.

John 7:11Mapped KJV word: sought

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

John 7:18Mapped KJV word: seeketh

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.

John 7:18Mapped KJV word: he that seeketh

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.

John 7:19Mapped KJV word: go ye about

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

John 7:20Mapped KJV word: about

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

John 7:25Mapped KJV word: seek

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

John 7:30Mapped KJV word: sought

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

John 7:34Mapped KJV word: Ye shall seek

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

John 7:36Mapped KJV word: seek

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?

John 8:21Mapped KJV word: ye shall seek

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.

John 8:37Mapped KJV word: ye seek

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

John 8:40Mapped KJV word: ye seek

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.

John 8:50Mapped KJV word: seek

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

John 8:50Mapped KJV word: one that seeketh

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

John 10:39Mapped KJV word: sought

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

John 11:8Mapped KJV word: sought

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

John 11:56Mapped KJV word: they

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?

John 13:33Mapped KJV word: Ye shall seek

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.

John 16:19Mapped KJV word: Do ye inquire

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire 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?

John 18:4Mapped KJV word: seek ye

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

John 18:7Mapped KJV word: seek ye

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

John 18:8Mapped KJV word: ye seek

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

John 19:12Mapped KJV word: to

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.

John 20:15Mapped KJV word: seekest thou

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.

Acts 9:11Mapped KJV word: inquire

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

Acts 9:11Mapped KJV word: for

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

Acts 10:19Mapped KJV word: seek

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

Acts 10:21Mapped KJV word: seek

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?

Acts 13:8Mapped KJV word: seeking

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

Acts 13:11Mapped KJV word: seeking

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.

Acts 16:10Mapped KJV word: endeavoured

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.

Acts 17:5Mapped KJV word: sought

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.

Acts 17:27Mapped KJV word: seek

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:

Acts 21:31Mapped KJV word: about

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

Acts 27:30Mapped KJV word: about

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,

Romans 2:7Mapped KJV word: for

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

Romans 10:3Mapped KJV word: about

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.