What does ζήτησις · μωρός mean in the Bible?
e. a dispute or its theme".
Greek · G2214, G3474
ζήτησις
Controversy · foolish
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ζήτησιςG2214controversy
Pronunciationzḗtēsis
Open lexicon entry →μωρόςG3474foolish
Pronunciationmōrós
Open lexicon entry →What does ζήτησις (zḗtēsis) mean in the Bible?
ζήτησις · μωρός is a Greek phrase meaning "a searching (properly, the act), i.e. a dispute or its theme".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2214, G3474?
G2214, G3474 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a searching (properly, the act), i.e. a dispute or its theme
Source Gloss
a searching (properly, the act), i.e. a dispute or its theme
Extended definition
:--question.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (4)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineJohn 3:251×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 15:2 · Acts 15:72×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine1 Tim 6:4 · 2 Tim 2:23 · Titus 3:93×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 25:201×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Pointless arguments lacking spiritual value.
Word Origins
ζήτησις is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Paul contrasts profitable doctrine with argumentative speculation that distracts from gospel mission.Titus 3:8-11