Suzēteō συζητέω

Suzēteō (Greek συζητέω, Strong's G4802) is a Greek verb meaning “to debate”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Suzēteō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Mark

• Mark 1:27
  And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “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 forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
• Mark 9:10
  And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.
• Mark 9:14
  And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
• Mark 9:16
  And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?“What are you disputing with them?” He asked.
• Mark 12:28
  And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

Luke

• Luke 22:23
  And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
• Luke 24:15
  And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.

Acts

• Acts 6:9
  Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
• Acts 9:29
  And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).