ΣΥΖΗΘΙ, συζηθι
SYZĒTHI, syzēthi
Sounds Like: soo-zee-TEE
Translations: discuss, dispute, question, seek together, argue, debate
From the root: ΣΥΖΗΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an imperative form of the verb 'συζητέω' (syzēteō), meaning 'to discuss together' or 'to dispute'. It is a compound word formed from 'συν' (syn), meaning 'with' or 'together', and 'ζητέω' (zēteō), meaning 'to seek' or 'to search'. Therefore, it literally means 'to seek together' or 'to search with'. In practice, it refers to engaging in a joint inquiry, discussion, or debate, often implying a back-and-forth exchange of ideas or arguments. It can be used to command someone to engage in such a discussion.
Inflection: Aorist, Imperative, Active, Second Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4802 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Shepherd of Hermas — 29:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΖΗΤΕΩ.
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.
- ΣΥΖΗ — he debates, he discusses, he disputes, he questions, he searches together
- ΣΥΖΗΤΕΙΝ — to discuss, to dispute, to question, to debate
- ΣΥΖΗΤΕΙΤΕ — you discuss, you dispute, you question, you debate
- ΣΥΖΗΤΕΩ — discuss, dispute, question, debate, argue
- ΣΥΖΗΤΗΣΑΙ — to discuss, to dispute, to question, to debate, to inquire
- ΣΥΖΗΤΗΤΗΣ — disputer, a disputer, debater, a debater, questioner, a questioner
- ΣΥΖΗΤΙΝ — to dispute, to question, to discuss, to debate, to inquire, to search together
- ΣΥΖΗΤΟΥΝΤΑΣ — disputing, discussing, questioning, arguing, debating
- ΣΥΖΗΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ — discussing, disputing, questioning, those discussing, those disputing, those questioning
- ΣΥΖΗΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ — discussing, disputing, questioning, arguing
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