ἘΠΕΖΗΤΗΣΕΝ, ἐπεζητησεν
EPEZĒTĒSEN, epezētēsen
Sounds Like: eh-peh-ZAY-tay-sen
Translations: he sought, he searched for, he desired, he demanded
From the root: ΕΠΙΖΗΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἘΠΙ (EPI), meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to,' and the verb ΖΗΤΕΩ (ZĒTEŌ), meaning 'to seek.' It describes an action of seeking or searching with intensity, often implying a diligent or earnest pursuit. It can also mean to desire something strongly or to demand it. It is used in the past tense, indicating that the action of seeking or desiring has already occurred.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1934 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ecclesiastes — 7:29
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 13:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΖΗΤΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΖΗΤΕΙ — he sought, he searched for, he demanded, he required, he looked for
- ἘΠΕΖΗΤΗΣΕ — he sought, he searched for, he desired, he looked for, he inquired for
- ἘΠΕΖΗΤΟΥΝ — were seeking, were looking for, sought, were searching for, were demanding
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΕΙΤΩ — let him seek after, let him search for, let him inquire for
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΑΙ — to seek after, to search for, to desire, to inquire of
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — having sought after, having searched for, having desired, having demanded
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having sought after, having searched for, having desired, having requested
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΑΣ — having sought, having searched for, having desired, having demanded, having required
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΟΜΕΝ — we will seek, we will search for, we will inquire, we will demand, we will require
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΟΝΤΑΣ — seeking, searching for, desiring, looking for, requiring, demanding
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΩΜΕΝ — we may seek, we may search for, we may desire
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΟΥΜΕΝ — we seek, we search for, we desire, we demand
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΟΥΜΕΝΗ — sought after, sought out, desired, looked for, a sought after, a desired
- ἘΠΙΖΗΤΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — sought after, desired, looked for, required, (of) things sought after, (of) things desired
- ΕΠΕΖΗΤΕΙ — he sought, he searched for, he desired, he looked for, he demanded
- ΕΠΕΖΗΤΗΘΗ — it was sought for, it was sought after, it was desired, it was required, it was searched for
- ΕΠΕΖΗΤΗΣΑΝ — they sought after, they searched for, they demanded, they inquired
- ΕΠΕΖΗΤΗΣΕ — he sought, he searched for, he desired, he looked for, he inquired after
- ΕΠΕΖΗΤΗΣΕΝ — he sought, he searched for, he desired, he demanded, he looked for, he inquired after
- ΕΠΕΖΗΤΟΥΝ — they sought, they were seeking, they searched for, they were searching for, they desired, they were desiring
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΕΙ — he seeks, he desires, he searches for, he requires, he demands
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΕΙΣ — you seek after, you search for, you demand, you require
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΕΩ — to seek after, to search for, to desire, to crave, to demand, to require
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΑΙ — to seek after, to search for, to inquire for, to demand, to require
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΗΣΑΣ — having sought, having searched for, having desired, having demanded
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΙ — seeks, is seeking, desires, demands, requires, searches for, looks for
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΟΥΜΕΝ — we seek after, we search for, we desire, we crave, we require
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΟΥΜΕΝΗ — sought after, desired, looked for, required, inquired for, a sought after, a desired
- ΕΠΙΖΗΤΟΥΣΙΝ — they seek after, they search for, they demand, they require
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