Epizētéō — G1934

G1934 · Greek — ἐπιζητέω

Pronunciation: ep-eed-zay-teh'-o

Definition

verb

to search (inquire) for; intensively, to demand, to crave

  1. to inquire for, seek for, search for, seek diligently (German herbeisuchen : τινα, Luk 4:42

Usually translated as

seek, desire, enquire

Origin

from G1909 and G2212

Occurrences

Epizētéō occurs 14 times in 13 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Mark (1), Luke (2), Acts (3), Romans (1), Philippians (1), Hebrews (2)

Strong's Lexicon — E