ζητέω
Verb
Gloss
I seek, search for, desire
Mounce definition
to seek, look for, Mt. 18:12; Lk. 2:48, 49; to search after, Mt. 13:45; to be on the watch for, Mt. 26:16; to pursue, endeavor to obtain, Rom. 2:7; 1 Pet. 3:11; to desire, wish, want, Mt. 12:47; to seek, strive for, Mt. 6:33; to endeavor, Mt. 21:46; to require, demand, ask for, Mk. 8:11; Lk. 11:16; 12:48; to inquire or ask questions, question, Jn. 16:19; to deliberate, Mk. 11:18; Lk. 12:29; in NT from Hebrew, ζητεῖν τὴν ψυχήν, to seek the life of any one, to seek to kill, Mt. 2:20
Morphological categories
- Present stem = verbal root
- Verbal roots ending in a vowel
- Roots ending in ε (which lengthen the ε before a tense formative)
Present active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ζητῶ 4 | |
| 2 | ζητεῖς 2 | ζητεῖτε 15 |
| 3 | ζητεῖ 9 | ζητοῦσι(ν) 6 |
Imperfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐζητοῦμεν 1 | |
| 2 | ἐζητεῖτε 1 | |
| 3 | ἐζήτει 7 | ἐζήτουν 18 |
Aorist active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐζητήσαμεν 1 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ἐζήτησε(ν) 1 | ἐζήτησαν 1 |
Future active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ζητήσετε 4 | |
| 3 | ζητήσουσι(ν) 2 |
Aorist active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ζητήσῃ 1 |
Present active imperative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ζήτει 2 | ζητεῖτε 7 |
| 3 | ζητείτω 1 |
Aorist active imperative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ζήτησον 1 | |
| 3 | ζητησάτω 1 |
Present passive indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ζητεῖται 1 |
Imperfect passive indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ἐζητεῖτο 1 |
Future passive indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ζητηθήσεται 1 |
Present active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ζητῶν 9 | ζητοῦντες 10 |
| G | ζητούντων 2 | |
| D | ζητοῦντι 1 | ζητοῦσι(ν) 2 |
| A |
Present active neuter participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ζητοῦν 2 | |
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A |