Greek · Strong's G327
ἀναζητέω
anazeteoan-ad-zay-teh'-o
to search out
1890 spelling: anazētéō
- α1
- ν50
- α1
- ζ7
- η8
- τ300
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,172
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to search out
Rendered in the KJV as
seek.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἀναζητῆσαι1
- ἀναζητοῦντες1
- ἀνεζήτουν1
How it is rendered · 3
- searching1
- to seek1
- were seeking1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAN · 1
- V-IAI-3P · 1
- V-PAP-NPM · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 2:44ἀνεζήτουνanezētounverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person pluralAssuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.here: were seeking
- Luke 2:45ἀναζητοῦντεςanazētountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralWhen they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.here: searching