Anazēteō ἀναζητέω
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| ἀναζητέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | anazēteō |
| Strong's number | G327 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to search |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (2) |
Anazēteō (Greek ἀναζητέω, Strong's G327) is a Greek verb meaning “to search”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀνα-ζητέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Job.3:4 (דָּרַשׁ), Job.10:6 (בָּקַשׁ pi.), 2Ma.13:21 * ;]
to look for or seek carefully ("specially of searching for human beings, with an implication of difficulty": MM, VGT, see word): Luk.2:44-45 Act.11:25.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Job.3:4 (דָּרַשׁ), Job.10:6 (בָּקַשׁ pi.), 2Ma.13:21 * ;]
to look for or seek carefully ("specially of searching for human beings, with an implication of difficulty": MM, VGT, see word): Luk.2:44-45 Act.11:25.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sought (1), seek (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they began to look (1), search (1), look (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Anazēteō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 2:44But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.
- Luke 2:45And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.When they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.
Acts
- Acts 11:25Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).