ἐπιζητέω epizētéō

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: desire, enquire, seek (after, for)

Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2212 (ζητέω);

Where it is used

• Matthew 6:32 For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
• Matthew 12:39 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
• Matthew 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
• Luke 4:42 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
• Luke 12:30 For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
• Acts 12:19 After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
• Acts 13:7 an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
• Acts 19:39 But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
• Romans 11:7 What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
• Philippians 4:17 Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
• Hebrews 11:14 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
• Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.