syzēteō · argue, discuss

What it means

syzēteō (συζητέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “argue, discuss”.

Discuss, argue together.

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 talk among several people looking for an answer, sometimes in disagreement.

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

How it is translated

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

• arguing ×3
• debating ×2
• discussing ×2
• argue ×1
• discuss ×1
• they questioned ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Mark×6
• Luke×2
• Acts×2

• Mark 1:27

  And they were all amazed, so that they questioned one another, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

• Mark 8:11

  And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing him.

• Mark 9:10

  And they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what the rising from the dead meant.

• Mark 9:14

  And when they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

• Mark 9:16

  And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”

• Mark 12:28

  And one of the scribes came up, having heard them debating, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is first of all?”

• Luke 22:23

  And they began to discuss among themselves which of them then it might be who was going to do this.

• Luke 24:15

  And it happened, while they were talking and discussing, that Jesus himself drew near and was walking with them;

• Acts 6:9

  But some of those from the synagogue called that of the Freedmen and of Cyrenians and of Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up, arguing with Stephen.

• Acts 9:29

  And he was speaking and debating with the Hellenists; but they were attempting to kill him.