ἀναζητέω

anazēteō · look for

Greek word · Strong’s number G327 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

anazēteō (ἀναζητέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “look for”.

Search carefully for someone.

How to say it

a·na·zē·te·ō

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 track someone down with effort.

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

How it is translated

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

  • searching for ×2
  • look for ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Luke 2:44

    But supposing him to be in the caravan, they went a day’s journey and were searching for him among the relatives and the acquaintances;

  • Luke 2:45

    and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.

  • Acts 11:25

    And he went out to Tarsus to look for Saul,