Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἐκ-ζητέω, -ῶ (G1567)
7 † ἐκ-ζητέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for דָּרַשׁ , also for נָצַר , בָּקַשׁ , etc. ;] to seek out or after, search for : c. acc pers. ( I Mac 9:26 ); fig., τ. κύριον, θεόν (cf. Ps 14:2 , Am 5:4 , al.), Ac 15:17 , Ro 3:11 , He 11:6 ; εὐλογίαν , He 12:17 ; ἐξεζήτησαν κ. ἐξηραύνησαν (as in I Mac l.c.), sought and searched out : I Pe 1:10 . As in II Ki 4:11 , Ez 3:18 , 20 al. ( דָּרַשׁ ), to demand, require : Lk 11:50 , 51 †
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