ἐκζητέω
ekzētéō
“to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to seek out, investigate diligently, scrutinize, 1 Pet. 1:10; to ask for, beseech earnestly, Heb. 12:17; to seek diligently or earnestly after, Acts 15:17; Rom. 3:11; Heb. 10:6; from the Hebrew, to require, exact, demand, Lk. 11:50, 51; Heb. 12:07*
Translated in KJV as
en- (re-)quireseek after (carefully, diligently)
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