What does ἐκζητέω · γενεά mean in the Bible?
ἐκζητέω · γενεά is a Greek phrase meaning "will be required from this generation".
Greek · G1567, G1074
ἐκζητηθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης
To seek out · a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
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ἐκζητέω G1567 to seek out
Pronunciation ekzētéō
Intensive seeking with earnest pursuit; often used for seeking God or demanding accountability before God.
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γενεά G1074 a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
Pronunciation geneá
A generation as both the people of an age and the timespan of their collective lifetime.
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What does ἐκζητηθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης (ekzētēthēsetai apo tēs geneas tautēs) mean in the Bible?
ἐκζητέω · γενεά is a Greek phrase meaning "will be required from this generation".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1567, G1074?
G1567, G1074 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. will be required from this generation
Source Gloss
will be required from this generation
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 11:50 1×
Aorist Active Acts 15:17 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Passive Luke 11:51 1×
Aorist Active 1 Pet 1:10 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Rom 3:11 · Heb 11:6 2×
Aorist Active Heb 12:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 4 passive 2
Mood
participle 3 subjunctive 2 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 11:50 ἐκζητηθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 11:51 ἐκζητηθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Acts 15:17 ἐκζητήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 3:11 ἐκζητῶν present active participle participle Hebrews 11:6 ἐκζητοῦσιν present active participle participle Hebrews 12:17 ἐκζητήσας aorist active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκζητηθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain