epizēteō · seek, strive for

What it means

epizēteō (ἐπιζητέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “seek, strive for”.

Seek, search for, strive after; also wish for.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To pursue something eagerly.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• seeking ×3
• I seek ×2
• seek after ×2
• seeks ×2
• after searching for ×1
• sought ×1
• were searching for ×1
• you seek ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Luke×2
• Acts×3
• Romans×1
• Philippians×2
• Hebrews×2

• Matthew 6:32

  For all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

• Matthew 12:39

  But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

• Matthew 16:4

  A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them, he went away.

• Luke 4:42

  And when day came, he went out and went to a deserted place; and the crowds were searching for him, and they came to him and were holding him back so that he would not go away from them.

• Luke 12:30

  For all these things the nations of the world seek after; but your Father knows that you need them.

• Acts 12:19

  And Herod, after searching for him and not finding him, examined the guards and ordered them to be led away; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.

• Acts 13:7

  who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

• Acts 19:39

  But if you seek anything further, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.

• Romans 11:7

  What then? What Israel is seeking, this it did not obtain; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened,

• Philippians 4:17

  Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your account.

• Hebrews 11:14

  For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

• Hebrews 13:14

  For here we do not have a city that remains, but we are seeking the one that is to come.

And 1 more times.