ἐζήτησα

ζητέω

seek: aor ind act 1st sg

ζητέω

seek: aor ind act 1st sg

ἐζήτησα, ζητέω

seek: aor ind act 1st sg

ἐζήτησο, ζητέω

seek: plup ind mp 2nd sg

ἐζήτησο, ζητέω

seek: perf imperat mp 2nd sg

ἐζήτησε, ζητέω

seek: aor ind act 3rd sg

ἐζήτησαι, ζητέω

seek: perf ind mp 2nd sg

ἐζήτησα, ζητέω

seek: aor ind act 1st sg

ἐζήτησο, ζητέω

seek: plup ind mp 2nd sg

ἐζήτησο, ζητέω

seek: perf imperat mp 2nd sg

ἐζήτησε, ζητέω

seek: aor ind act 3rd sg

ἐζήτησαι, ζητέω

seek: perf ind mp 2nd sg

⁺ V 28-38-67-39-102=274 Gn 2,19.22; 38,25; 42,34.37

A: to bring (towards), to lead (on) [τινα] Gn 2,19; to bring, to lead [τι] Is 31,2; to bring up, to educate [τινα] 1 Mc 6,15; to take forcibly, to catch [τι] (of anim.) Jb 40,25; to drive (a waggon) [τι] 1 Chr 13,7; to gather (a force) [τι] 1 Chr 20,1; to hold, to keep, to celebrate [τι] Tob^BA 11,19; to keep, to observe [τι] Prv 11,12; to esteem [τί τι] 3 Mc 7,15; to treat [τινα] Sir 33,32; to pass [τι] (of time) Ez 22,4

M: to take one with oneself [τινα] (as in marriage), to live together Wis 8,9

καὶ ἤγαγεν αὐτοῦς μετοικεσίαν and he carried them captive 2 Kgs 24,16; καὶ τοῦ ἐπὶ τέλος ἀγαγεῖν τὴν κατασκευὴν τοῦ οἴκου σου and to accomplish the construction of your house 1 Chr 29,19; πῶς ἂν ἀχθείη τοῦτο ἐπὶ πέρας; how should this be brought to an end? Est 3,13c, see πέρας; ἤγαγον τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην they kept that day, they celebrated that day 1 Mc 7,48; καὶ ἤγαγεν τὸ πάσχα he held the feast of the passover 1 Ezr 1,1; και ἐζήτησα νύμφην ἀγαγέσθαι ἐμαυτῷ and I desired to make (her) my spouse Wis 8,2; ἄγε (δή) come on! Jgs^B 19,6

*Lam 1,4 ἀγόμεναι taken forcibly -נהוגות for MT נוגות afflicted; *Is 9,5 ἄξω I will bring-אביא for MT

אביעד Everlasting Father

Cf. WEVERS 1998 85. 106; →SCHLEUSNER (Ez 28,16)

(→ἀνἄγω, ἀντιπαρἄγω, ἀπ-, ἀποσυνἄγω, διἄγω, διεξ-, εἰσἄγω, ἐξἄγω, ἐπἄγω, ἐπανἄγω, ἐπισυνἄγω, κατ-, μετ-, παρἄγω, περιἄγω, προἄγω, προσἄγω, συνἄγω, συναπ-, ὑπἄγω, ὑπερἄγω,,)

ζητ-έω, [dialect] Dor. part. [full] ζάτεισα Theoc.1.85: [tense] impf. ἐζήτουν, [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3sg.

A

ζήτει Il.14.258

(nowh. else in Hom.): [tense] aor. 1

ἐζήτησα Isoc.16.14

: [tense] pf.

ἐζήτηκα Din.2.19

:—[voice] Med., [tense] aor. 1 ἐζητησάμην ([etym.] ἀν-) Longus Prooem.2:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

ζητηθήσομαι S.E.P.1.60

, M.8.16; but ζητήσομαι in pass. sense, ib.1.28, Gal.1.649:—seek, seek for, ἐμὲ δ' ἔξοχα πάντων ζήτει Il.l.c.;

ζ. πημάτων ἀπαλλαγάς A.Pr. 318

, cf. 264;

εὑρήσεις ζητῶν Ar.Pl. 105

; μὴ ζητῶν without seeking, X.Ages. 8.1; τὸ ζητούμενον ἁλωτόν what is sought for may be found, S.OT 110.

2 mquire for,

τὰ πινάκια καὶ τὰ γραμματ εῖα IG12.91.11

;

τοὺς ἄρχοντας X.An.2.3.2

: with relat. clause,

ὅτου δέοιτο ὁ Κῦρος Id.Cyr. 8.5.13

.

3 search after, search out,

τὸν αὐτόχειρα S.OT 266

;

μεγάλοις μηνύτροις ἐζητοῦντο οἱ δράσαντες Th.6.27

; of huntsmen,

ζ. τὸν λαγώ X.Cyn.6.25

.

4 search or inquire into, investigate, examine, of philosophical investigation,

ζ. τὰ θεῖα X.Mem.1.1.15

;

ζ. καὶ ἐρευνῶ κατὰ τὸν θεόν Pl.Ap. 23b

;

ζητουμένης ἀρετῆς ὅ τι ἐστίν Id.Men. 79d

; τὸ ζητούμενον the matter of inquiry, the question, Id.Tht. 201a, Arist. Top. 110a7, Str.2.1.18, A.D.Adv.188.13; also of judicial inquiry,

ζ. περὶ ἀδικημάτων Din.1.8

; ζήτησιν τὴν ὑπέρ τινος ζ. ib.10; ἔνοχος εἶναι τοῖς ζητουμένοις ib.55: generally,

ζ. πότερον.. ἤ Pl.Phlb. 27c

;

ζ. πρὸς ἐμαυτόν Luc.Lex.17

.

5 require, demand,

τῶν πράξεων παρὰ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ τὸν λόγον ζητοῦντες D.4.33

: metaph., ὁ περικράνιος ὑμὴν.. τὴν ἐπιδιαίρεσιν ζ. requires the opening up of the wound, Heliod. ap. Orib.46.7.3.

II seek after, desire,

ἀμήχανα E.Alc. 203

;

ἐμοὶ ζητῶν ὄλεθρον S.OT 659

; of natural tendencies,

ὁ θερμὸς ὕφαμμον χώραν ζητεῖ Thphr.HP8.11.8

:—[voice] Pass.,

ζητούμενος

sought after, in great demand,

PMag.Par.1.3086

,3114.

2 c. inf., seek to do, ἐκμαθεῖν τι ζ. Hdt.3.137, A.Pr. 776;

μεταλαβεῖν Ar.Pl. 370

. cf. Pl.Prt. 322b, Men. 90e, SIG372.7 (Samothrace, iii B.C.): c. [tense] fut. inf.,

ζητεῖς ἀναπείσειν Ar.Pl. 573

codd. (sed leg. - πείθειν): c. acc. et inf., seek or desire that, Pl.R. 443b, Chrm. 172c.

III have to seek, feel the want of,

ἵνα μὴ ζητέοιεν σιτία Hdt.1.94

;

Νέρωνα Plu.Galb.8

:—[voice] Pass.,

ζητούμενος οἷς ἀπέλειπες Epigr.Gr.215.3

([place name] Rhenea).

ζητέω impf. ἐζήτουν; fut. ζητήσω; 1 aor. ἐζήτησα. Pass.: impf. sg. ἐζητεῖτο Hb 8:7; 1 fut. ζητηθήσομαι; aor. ἐζητήθην (LXX; AcPlCor 2:8; 1) (s. two next entries; Hom.+).

① try to find someth., seek, look for in order to find (s. εὑρίσκω 1a)

ⓐ what one possessed and has lost, w. acc. τινά Mt 28:5; Mk 1:37; Lk 2:48f; J 6:24, 26; 7:34, 36. τί Mt 18:12; Lk 19:10; AcPlCor 2:8 (ParJer 5:12). Abs. Lk 15:8.

ⓑ what one desires somehow to bring into relation w. oneself or to obtain without knowing where it is to be found τινά 2 Ti 1:17; J 18:4, 7f; Ac 10:19, 21. ζητεῖν τ. θεόν, εἰ ἄρα γε αὐτὸν εὕροιεν search for God, in the hope that they may find him 17:27 (cp. Wsd 1:1; 13:6; Philo, Spec. Leg. 1, 36; Tat. 13, 2); Ro 10:20 (Is 65:1). τί Mt 2:13; 12:43; 13:45 (in the special sense seek to buy as X., Cyr. 2, 2, 26; Theophr., Char. 23, 8 ἱματισμὸν ζητῆσαι εἰς δύο τάλαντα); Lk 11:24. τὶ ἔν τινι someth. on someth. fruit on a tree 13:6f. Abs. Mt 7:7f; Lk 11:9f (ζήτει καὶ εὑρήσεις Epict. 4, 1, 51).

ⓒ be on the search for look for, search out τινά someone Mk 3:32; Ac 9:11; IPol 4:2. For the purpose of arrest, pass. GPt 7:26; MPol 3:2.

② to seek information, investigate, examine, consider, deliberate (X., Cyr. 8, 5, 13; Lucian, Hermot. 66; Aelian, VH 2, 13; 4 Macc 1:13; Just., D. 28, 1 τὸ ζητούμενον ‘question, problem’; cp. דרשׁ in post-bibl. Hebr. and Aram.: Dalman, Aram.-neuhebr. Handwörterbuch² 1922; HStrack, Einleitg. in Talmud u. Midraš⁵ 1921, 4) παραλόγως ζ. engage in irrational investigations Dg 11:1. ἐν ἑαυτῷ ζ. περί τινος ponder someth. Hs 2:1. περὶ τούτου ζητεῖτε μετʼ ἀλλήλων ὅτι; are you deliberating with each other on the fact that? J 16:19 (Just., D. 19, 1 al.). W. indir. discourse foll. consider (Diod S 1, 51, 6 πόσαι …; Tat. 26, 1 τίς ὁ θεός; 29, 1 ὅτῳ τρόπῳ) πῶς Mk 11:18; 14:1, 11. τί Lk 12:29. τὸ πῶς 22:2. εἰ B 11:1.—As legal t.t. investigate (Dinarchus 1, 8; POxy 237 VI, 41; 726, 16; O. Theb 134, 4; EBickermann, RHR 112, ’35, 214f) ἔστιν ὁ ζητῶν κ. κρίνων there is one who investigates and judges J 8:50b (cp. Philo, De Jos. 174). J 11:56 may also have this technical sense.

③ to devote serious effort to realize one’s desire or objective, strive for, aim (at), try to obtain, desire, wish (for)

ⓐ desire to possess τὶ someth. (Lucian, Hermot. 66 τ. εὐδαιμονίαν; Just., D. 102, 6 σωτηρίαν καὶ βοήθειαν) τ. βασιλείαν Mt 6:33; Lk 12:31. εὐκαιρίαν Mt 26:16; Lk 22:6. ψευδομαρτυρίαν Mt 26:59; cp. Mk 14:55. τὴν δόξαν J 5:44; 7:18; 8:50a. τιμὴν κ. ἀφθαρσίαν Ro 2:7; cp. 1 Cor 7:27b; 2 Cor 12:14; Col 3:1; 1 Pt 3:11 (Ps 33:15).

ⓑ wish for, aim at τὶ someth. τὸν θάνατον Rv 9:6. λύσιν 1 Cor 7:27a. τὸ θέλημά τινος be intent on someone’s will=aim to satisfy it J 5:30. τὸ σύμφορόν τινος someone’s benefit (Hermogenes 283 p. 301, 11 R. v.l. ἐμοῦ … οὐ τὸ Φιλίππου συμφέρον ζητοῦντος [a citation of Dem. 18, 30, which reads Φιλίππῳ]) 1 Cor 10:33; τὰ (τὸ) ἑαυτοῦ ζητεῖν strive for one’s own advantage 10:24; 13:5; Phil 2:21.

ⓒ w. interrog. pron. τί ζητεῖτε; (cp. Gen 37:15) what do you want? J 1:38; cp. 4:27 (JFoster, ET 52, ’40/41, 37f).

ⓓ w. inf. foll. (Hdt. 3, 137) mostly aor. (Plut., Thes. 35, 6; SIG 372, 7; Wsd 8:2; Sir 7:6; 27:1; Tob 5:14 BA; TestSol 15:7; Jos., Ant. 11, 174; 13, 7) Mt 12:46; 21:46; Mk 12:12; Lk 5:18; 9:9; 11:54 v.l.; 17:33; J 5:18; 7:1; Ac 13:7 D, 8; 16:10 (cp. 3 Km 11:22); Ro 10:3; Gal 2:17. Rarely the pres. inf. (X., An. 5, 4, 33; Esth 8:12c) Lk 6:19; Gal 1:10 (ζ. ἀρέσκειν as Ael. Aristid. 34, 39 K.=50 p. 560 D.)—ἵνα for the inf. 1 Cor 14:12.

ⓔ OT lang. apparently is reflected in ζ. τὴν ψυχήν τινος seek the life of someone Mt 2:20 (cp. Ex 4:19); Ro 11:3 (3 Km 19:10); cp. also 3 Km 19:14; Sir 51:3; Ps 34:4; 37:13; 39:15; 53:5; 62:10; 85:14.

④ ask for, request, demand τὶ someth. σημεῖον Mk 8:12. σοφίαν 1 Cor 1:22. δοκιμήν 2 Cor 13:3. τινά J 4:23. τὶ παρά τινος demand someth. fr. someone (Demosth. 4, 33; Sir 7:4; 28:3; 1 Esdr 8:50; Tob 4:18) Mk 8:11; Lk 11:16; 12:48. Also τὶ ἀπό τινος B 21:6. ζητεῖται ἐν τ. οἰκονόμοις ἵνα it is required of managers that 1 Cor 4:2 (AFridrichsen, ConNeot 7, ’42, 5).—B. 655; 764. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.