- Original: ζητέω - Transliteration: Zeteo - Phonetic: dzay-teh'-o - Definition: 1. to seek in order to find a. to seek a thing b. to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into c. to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after 2. to seek i.e. require, demand a. to crave, demand something from someone - Origin: of uncertain affinity - TDNT entry: 16:52,3 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specifically (by hebraism) to worship (God) or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life): - be (go) about desire endeavour enquire (for) require (X will) seek (after for means). Compare G4441 . Total KJV Occurrences: 79 • about, 4 Joh 7:20; Act 21:31; Act 27:30; Romans 10:3 • after, 1 1 Corinthians 1:22 • desired, 1 Luke 9:9 • desiring, 2 Mat 12:46; Mat 12:47 • endeavored, 1 Act 16:10 • for, 3 Mar 1:37; Joh 6:24; Romans 2:7 • out, 1 2 Timothy 1:17 • required, 1 1 Corinthians 4:2 • seek, 23 Mat 2:13; Mat 28:5; Mar 3:32; Mar 16:6; Luke 24:5; Joh 7:25; Joh 7:36; Act 10:19; Act 10:21; Act 17:27; Romans 11:3; 1 Corinthians 7:27(2); 1 Corinthians 10:24; 1 Corinthians 14:12; 2 Corinthians 12:14; 2 Corinthians 13:3; Galatians 1:10; Galatians 2:17; Philippians 2:21; Colossians 3:1; 1 Peter 3:11; Revelation 9:6 • seekest, 1 Joh 4:27 • seeketh, 2 Joh 7:4; 1 Corinthians 13:5 • seeking, 7 Mar 8:11; Luke 2:45; Luke 11:54; Act 13:8; Act 13:11; 1 Corinthians 10:33; 1 Peter 5:8 • sought, 32 Mat 2:20; Mat 21:46; Mat 26:16; Mat 26:59; Mar 11:18; Mar 12:12; Mar 14:1; Mar 14:11; Mar 14:55; Luke 2:48; Luke 4:42; Luke 5:18; Luke 6:19; Luke 11:16; Luke 19:3; Luke 19:47; Luke 20:19; Luke 22:2; Luke 22:6; Joh 5:16; Joh 5:18; Joh 7:1; Joh 7:11; Joh 7:30; Joh 10:39; Joh 11:8; Joh 11:56; Joh 19:12; Act 17:5; Romans 10:20; 1 Thessalonians 2:6; Hebrews 8:7 """