What does ἐκζητέω (ekzētéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκζητέω (ekzētéō): Intensive seeking with earnest pursuit; often used for seeking God or demanding accountability before God.
Greek · G1567
ἐκζητέω
To seek out
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ἐκζητέω G1567
Pronunciation ekzētéō
What does ἐκζητέω (ekzētéō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκζητέω (ekzētéō): Intensive seeking with earnest pursuit; often used for seeking God or demanding accountability before God.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1567?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [ all of ] it will be charged (1), earnestly seek (1), he sought (1), may seek (1), searched (1).
Where does ἐκζητέω (ekzētéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:50. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), Luke (2), 1 Peter (1), Acts (1).
Are there verse guides for ἐκζητέω (ekzētéō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [ all of ] it will be charged 1× Luke 11:51
earnestly seek 1× Hebrews 11:6
he sought 1× Hebrews 12:17
may seek 1× Acts 15:17
searched 1× 1 Peter 1:10
seeks 1× Romans 3:11
will be charged 1× Luke 11:50
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Luke 11:50 ἐκζητηθῇ to will be charged Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 11:51 ἐκζητηθήσεται to [ all of ] it will be charged Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 15:17 ἐκζητήσωσιν to may seek Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Romans 3:11 ἐκζητῶν to seeks Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Hebrews 11:6 ἐκζητοῦσιν to earnestly seek Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural Hebrews 12:17 ἐκζητήσας to he sought Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Peter 1:10 ἐξεζήτησαν to searched Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 11:50
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Luke 2 Acts 1 Romans 1 Hebrews 2 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐκζητηθῇ 1x ekzētēthē Luke 11:50
ἐκζητηθήσεται 1x ekzētēthēsetai Luke 11:51
ἐκζητήσας 1x ekzētēsas Hebrews 12:17
ἐκζητήσωσιν 1x ekzētēsōsin Acts 15:17
ἐκζητοῦσιν 1x ekzētousin Hebrews 11:6
ἐκζητῶν 1x ekzētōn Romans 3:11
ἐξεζήτησαν 1x exezētēsan 1 Peter 1:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Peter 1:10
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 12:17
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 15:17
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 11:50
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 11:51
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 11:6
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Romans 3:11
Key Verse and Form Guides
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. Intensive seeking with earnest pursuit; often used for seeking God or demanding accountability before God.
Source Gloss
to seek out
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Intensive seeking with earnest pursuit; often used for seeking God or demanding accountability before God.
1to seek out or after, search for: with accusative of person(s) (1Ma.9:26); figuratively, τ. κύριον, θεόν (cf. Psa.14:2, Amo.5:4, al.), Act.15:17, Rom.3:11, Heb.11:6; εὐλογίαν, Heb.12:17; ἐξεζήτησαν κ. ἐξηραύνησαν (as in 1Ma.9:26), sought and searched out: 1Pe.1:10.
2As in 2Ki.4:11, Eze.3:18, 20 al. (דָּרַשׁ), to demand, require: Luk.11:50-51
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 11:50 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
ἐκζητηθῇ ekzhthqh
I seek out, require
Read verse Luke 11:51 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἐκζητηθήσεται ekzhthqhsetai
I seek out, require
Read verse Acts 15:17 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐκζητήσωσιν ekzhthswsin
I seek out, require
Read verse ekzhtwn
I seek out, require
Read verse Hebrews 11:6 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Plural Masculine
ἐκζητοῦσιν ekzhtousin
I seek out, require
Read verse Hebrews 12:17 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐκζητήσας ekzhthsav
I seek out, require
Read verse 1 Peter 1:10 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξεζήτησαν exezhthsan
I seek out, require
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
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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×
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Witnesses
Luke 11:45–54 ἐκζητηθήσεται ekzētéō
Will be required, demanded
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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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