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Strong's G1934 ἐπιζητέω (epizeteo)

Epizeteo means “desire” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1934 — hava (“become”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1934
Language Greek
Linked Usages 31
Books 20

Strong's G1934 Quick Answer

Strong's G1934 ἐπιζητέω (epizeteo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epizeteo (ep-eed-zay-teh'-o) v. 1. to search (inquire) for 2. (intensively) to demand, to crave It has 31 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include seek, seeketh, enquire, and desire. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
epizeteo (ep-eed-zay-teh'-o) v. 1. to search (inquire) for 2. (intensively) to demand, to crave
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
seek, seeketh, enquire, and desire

Meaning and Definition

epizeteo (ep-eed-zay-teh'-o) v. 1. to search (inquire) for 2. (intensively) to demand, to crave [from G1909 and G2212] KJV: desire, enquire, seek (after, for) Root(s): G1909, G2212

Original Word
ἐπιζητέω
Transliteration
epizeteo
Derivation
Root: ζητέω R1: 1909 R2: 2212
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1934. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to seek after

Usage: ἐπι-ζητέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for דָּרַשׁ, 4Ki.8:8, Isa.62:12, al.; also for בָּקַשׁ, 3Ki.20:1, Ecc.7:28), Hos.3:5; פָּקַד, 4Ki.3:8 ;] "directive" of ζητέω (MM, Exp., xiv), to inquire for, seek after, wish for: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:32 12:39 16:4, Luk.12:30, Act.19:39, Rom.11:7, Php.4:17, Heb.11:14 13:14; with accusative of person(s), Luk.4:42, Act.12:19; with inf., Act.13:7.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1934 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epizeteo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

seek Matthew 6:32 seeketh Matthew 12:39 desire Philippians 4:17 enquire Acts 19:39

How Strong's G1934 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 13 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1934 (ἐπιζητέω) appears 18 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1934 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1934 in the New Testament

13 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:32 KJV

(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Matthew 12:39 KJV

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

Matthew 16:4 KJV

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

Strong's G1934 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

13 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Judges 6:29 Septuagint / Brenton

And a man said to his neighbor, Who has done this thing? and they inquired and searched, and learned that Gideon the son of Joash had done this thing.

1 Kingdoms 20:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, What have I done, and what is my fault, and wherein have I sinned before thy father, that he seeks my life?

2 Kingdoms 3:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abner was very angry with Ish-bosheth for this saying; and Abner said to him, Am I a dog’s head? I have this day wrought kindness with the house of Saul thy father, and with his brethren and friends, and have not gone over to the house of David, and dost thou this day seek a charge against me concerning injury to a woman?

Strong's G1934 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:52 Septuagint / Brenton

For we had said unto the king, that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to support them in all ways.

Tobit 2:8 Septuagint / Brenton

But my neighbors mocked me, and said, This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: who fled away; and yet, lo, he burieth the dead again.

1 Maccabees 7:13 Septuagint / Brenton

Now the Hasideans were the first among the children of Israel that sought peace of them:

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1934.

Judges 6:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a man said to his neighbor, Who has done this thing? and they inquired and searched, and learned that Gideon the son of Joash had done this thing.
1 Kingdoms 20:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, What have I done, and what is my fault, and wherein have I sinned before thy father, that he seeks my life?
2 Kingdoms 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abner was very angry with Ish-bosheth for this saying; and Abner said to him, Am I a dog’s head? I have this day wrought kindness with the house of Saul thy father, and with his brethren and friends, and have not gone over to the house of David, and dost thou this day seek a charge against me concerning injury to a woman?
4 Kingdoms 1:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahaziah fell through the lattice that was in his upper chamber in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go and inquire of Baal fly, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this my sickness. And they went to inquire of him.
4 Kingdoms 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And an angel of the Lord called Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Arise, and go to meet the messengers of Ahaziah king of Samaria, and thou shalt say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal fly, the god of Ekron? but it shall not be so.
4 Kingdoms 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, There is here Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
4 Kingdoms 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to Hazael, Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this my disease?
4 Kingdoms 22:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to the king of Judah that sent you to inquire of the Lord—thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As for the words which thou hast heard;
2 Chronicles 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we may inquire of him?
Esther 8:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted thee all that was Haman’s, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what dost thou yet further seek?
Isaiah 62:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one shall call them the holy people, the redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called a city sought out, and not forsaken.
Hosea 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And afterward shall the children of Israel return, and shall seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall be amazed at the Lord and at his goodness in the latter days.
Hosea 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will go and return to my place, until they are brought to nought, and then shall they seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me early, saying,
Matthew 6:32 New Testament, KJV
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Matthew 12:39 New Testament, KJV
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Matthew 16:4 New Testament, KJV
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Mark 8:12 New Testament, KJV
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
Luke 11:29 New Testament, KJV
And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Luke 12:30 New Testament, KJV
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Acts 12:19 New Testament, KJV
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
Acts 13:7 New Testament, KJV
Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
Acts 19:39 New Testament, KJV
But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
Romans 11:7 New Testament, KJV
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
Philippians 4:17 New Testament, KJV
Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
Hebrews 11:14 New Testament, KJV
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
Hebrews 13:14 New Testament, KJV
For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
1 Esdras 8:52 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For we had said unto the king, that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to support them in all ways.
Tobit 2:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But my neighbors mocked me, and said, This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: who fled away; and yet, lo, he burieth the dead again.
1 Maccabees 7:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the Hasideans were the first among the children of Israel that sought peace of them:
Wisdom of Sirach 40:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Riches and strength lift up the heart: But the fear of the Lord is above them both: There is no want in the fear of the Lord, And it needeth not to seek help.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1934, grouped by book.

Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1934 FAQ

What does epizeteo (ἐπιζητέω) mean?

Epizeteo (Strong's G1934) is a Greek word most simply glossed "desire". epizeteo (ep-eed-zay-teh'-o) v. 1. to search (inquire) for 2. (intensively) to demand, to crave

How many times is epizeteo (ἐπιζητέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's G1934 across 20 books.

Where can I study epizeteo (ἐπιζητέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1934 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate epizeteo (ἐπιζητέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as seek, seeketh, enquire, and desire. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1934 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 13 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1934, with linked reader references where each row is available.