What does ἀναζητέω (anazētéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναζητέω (anazētéō) is a Greek word meaning "to search out".
Greek · G327
ἀναζητέω
To search out
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ἀναζητέωG327
Pronunciationanazētéō
What does ἀναζητέω (anazētéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναζητέω (anazētéō) is a Greek word meaning "to search out".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G327?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they began to look (1), to look for (1), to search for (1).
Where does ἀναζητέω (anazētéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:44. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthey began to look1×Luke 2:44
to look for1×Acts 11:25
to search for1×Luke 2:45
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 2:44
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Luke2Acts1
Source forms
ἀναζητῆσαι1xanazētēsaiActs 11:25
ἀναζητοῦντες1xanazētountesLuke 2:45
ἀνεζήτουν1xanezētounLuke 2:44
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xActs 11:25
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 2:44
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 2:45
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to search out
Source Gloss
to search out
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to look for or seek carefully ("specially of searching for human beings, with an implication of difficulty": MM, VGT, see word): Luk.2:44-45 Act.11:25.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:44Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἀνεζήτουνanezhtoun
I seek out, search for
Read verseActs 11:25Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἀναζητῆσαιanazhthsai
I seek out, search for
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1imperfect1present1
Voice
active3
Mood
infinitive1indicative1participle1
NT Occurrences
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
ἀναζητέω is built from these roots: