ἐπιζητέω

epizētéō · Greek · Strong's G1934 · 13 occurrences

The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “desire”

What it means

to search (inquire) for; intensively, to demand, to crave

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2212 (ζητέω);

How the KJV renders it

desire, enquire, seek after, for

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“desire”

also renders eudokía (G2107), zētéō (G2212), aitéō (G154), epithymía (G1939), orégomai (G3713), axióō (G515), parakaléō (G3870), thélō (G2309), zēlóō (G2206), thélēma (G2307), erōtáō (G2065), epithyméō (G1937), epipothéō (G1971), exaitéomai (G1809), eperōtáō (G1905), ʼâbeh (H15), ʼâvâh (H183), ʼavvâh (H185), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), châmad (H2530), chemdâh (H2532), châphêts (H2654), châphêts (H2655), chêphets (H2656), châshaq (H2836), chêsheq (H2837), kâçaph (H3700), maʼăvay (H3970), machmâd (H4261), mishʼâlâh (H4862), nephesh (H5315), râtsôwn (H7522), taʼăvâh (H8378), tâv (H8420), tᵉshûwqâh (H8669)

“for”

also renders zētéō (G2212), proseúchomai (G4336), áchri (G891), hōs (G5613), ʼâz (H227), min (H4481), ʻad (H5705), ʻôwlâm (H5769), ʻal (H5922), ʻêqeb (H6118)

“enquire”

also renders zētéō (G2212), diaginṓskō (G1231), exetázō (G1833), syzētéō (G4802), pynthánomai (G4441)

“seek after”

also renders zētéō (G2212)

Where it appears

13 occurrences in the Greek text, first 12 verses shown.

Acts 12:19 V-AAP-NSMActs 13:7 V-AAI-3SActs 19:39 V-PAI-2PHebrews 11:14 V-PAI-3PHebrews 13:14 V-PAI-1PLuke 4:42 V-IAI-3PLuke 12:30 V-PAI-3PMatthew 6:32 V-PAI-3PMatthew 12:39 V-PAI-3SMatthew 16:4 V-PAI-3SPhilippians 4:17 V-PAI-1SRomans 11:7 V-PAI-3S

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.