1) to seek in order to find
1a) to seek a thing
1b) to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into
1c) to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after
2) to seek, i.e. require, demand
2a) to crave, demand something from someone
Part of Speech: verb
Citing in TDNT: 2:892, 300
G2212
Of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specifically (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life): - be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare G4441.
| Gloss | Section |
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| g attempt to find | 13.19 |
| (ζητέω τὴν ψυχήν) want to kill | 20.66 |
| c desire | 25.9 |
| b seek information | 27.34 |
| a try to find | 27.41 |
| d demand | 33.167 |
| f try to obtain | 57.59 |
| e try | 68.60 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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