Greek word

zētéō

ζητέω

What it means

to seek

to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)

Where it comes from

of uncertain affinity

How the King James translates it

seek47
sought35
seeking12
seeketh9
about5
desiring2
required2
seekest2

Every place it appears 120

Matthew2:13 2:20 6:33 7:7 7:8 12:43 12:46 12:47 13:45 18:12 21:46 26:16 26:59 28:5

Mark1:37 3:32 8:11 11:18 12:12 14:1 14:11 14:55 16:6

Luke2:45 2:48 2:49 4:42 5:18 6:19 9:9 11:9 11:10 11:16 11:24 11:54 12:29 12:31 12:48 13:6 13:7 13:24 15:8 17:33 19:3 19:10 19:47 20:19 22:2 22:6 24:5

John1:38 4:23 4:27 5:16 5:18 5:30 5:44 6:24 6:26 7:1 7:4 7:11 7:18 7:19 7:20 7:25 7:30 7:34 7:36 8:21 8:37 8:40 8:50 10:39 11:8 11:56 13:33 16:19 18:7 18:8 19:12 20:15

Acts9:11 10:19 10:21 13:8 13:11 16:10 17:5 17:27 21:31 27:30

Romans2:7 10:3 10:20 11:3

1 Corinthians1:22 4:2 7:27 10:24 10:33 13:5 14:12

2 Corinthians12:14 13:3

Galatians1:10 2:17

Philippians2:21

Colossians3:1

1 Thessalonians2:6

2 Timothy1:17

Hebrews8:7

1 Peter3:11 5:8

Revelation9:6