2001 Translation

Book   Chapter : Verse

Chapters

Select a book first.

Verses

Select a chapter first.

Display Mode

Typeface

CamelCase names

e.g. DaniEl instead of Daniel. Learn more.

Text Subheadings

Illustrations

God’s Name Circumlocutions

Learn more.

Name of God’s Son

ἘΚΖΗΤΕΙΤΑΙ, ἐκζητειται

EKZĒTEITAI, ekzēteitai

Sounds Like: ek-zee-TAY-tai

Translations: is sought, is searched for, is inquired after, is demanded

From the root: ΕΚΖΗΤΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ἐκ (ek), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and the verb ζητέω (zēteō), meaning 'to seek' or 'to search'. Therefore, it means 'to seek out', 'to search for thoroughly', or 'to inquire diligently'. In this form, it is in the passive voice, indicating that the subject is the one being sought or searched for. It can be used to describe something that is being earnestly looked for or demanded.

Inflection: Present, Indicative, Passive, Third Person, Singular

Strong’s number: G1567 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΖΗΤΕΩ.

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.

This concordance database is in beta

That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.

It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.

Please report any errors or important missing information.