Greek · G327 · unreviewed

ἀναζητέω

To search out

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ἀναζητέω G327

Pronunciation anazētéō

What does ἀναζητέω (anazētéō) mean in the Bible?

ἀναζητέω (anazētéō) is a Greek word meaning "to search out". ἀνα-ζητέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Job.

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Meaning

to search out

Extended definition

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.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

background 1 infinitive 1 participle 1

Tense

aorist 1 imperfect 1 present 1

Voice

active 3

Mood

infinitive 1 indicative 1 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Luke 2:44 ἀνεζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 2:45 ἀναζητοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 11:25 ἀναζητῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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