Lexical Definition

‎ἐκζητέω‎ ekzētéō (ek-zay-teh'-o) to seek out G:V
from ‎ἐκ‎ and ‎ζητέω‎

en- (re-)quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).

Usage: 43 forms in 125 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
ἐξεζήτησαν sought out 1Pet.1.10
ἐκζητῶν is seeking after Rom.3.11
ἐκζητοῦσιν earnestly seeking out Heb.11.6
ἐκζητηθῇ may be charged Luke.11.50
ἐκζητηθήσεται it will be required Luke.11.51
ἐκζητήσωσιν may seek out Acts.15.17
ἐκζητήσασ having earnestly sought Heb.12.17
εξεζητημένα being inquired LXX.Ps.111.2
εξεζητήσαμεν we sought LXX.2Chr.14.7
εξεζήτουν inquired LXX.Judg.6.29
εξεζήτησεν he sought LXX.2Chr.14.7
inquire LXX.1Chr.10.14
sought by LXX.2Chr.1.5
εξεζήτησε Moses sought after LXX.Lev.10.16
he inquired LXX.2Chr.25.20
he sought after LXX.2Chr.17.4 • LXX.2Chr.26.5 • LXX.2Chr.31.21
required LXX.Isa.1.12
seek after LXX.2Chr.17.3
εξεζήτησασ require LXX.2Chr.24.6
εξεζήτησαν seek after LXX.Ps.119.155
sought after them LXX.Josh.2.22
sought not after LXX.Ezek.34.8
they sought not after LXX.Hos.7.10
εξεζήτησα I inquired LXX.Ps.119.22
I inquired of God LXX.Ps.77.2
I sought LXX.Ps.122.9
I sought after LXX.Ps.34.4 • LXX.Ps.119.45 • LXX.Ps.119.56 • LXX.Ps.119.94 • LXX.Ps.119.100
εξεζήτησά I inquired LXX.Ps.119.10
I sought after LXX.Ps.27.8
εκζητών inquiring of LXX.Ps.14.2 • LXX.Isa.16.5
one inquiring after LXX.Ps.142.4
requiring LXX.Deut.23.21 • LXX.Ps.9.12
seeking after LXX.2Chr.26.5 • LXX.Ps.53.2 • LXX.Ezek.34.6
εκζητούσι do they inquire LXX.Isa.8.19
seeking LXX.Ps.25.10
εκζητούντεσ ones seeking after LXX.Ps.34.10
seeking LXX.Ps.22.26
εκζητούντα but seeking LXX.Prov.11.27
εκζητούντάσ seeking after LXX.Ps.9.10
εκζητούμεν we inquire LXX.Ezra.4.2
εκζητηθήσονται shall they be seeking after LXX.Jer.23.4
εκζητείτε seek after LXX.Exod.10.11 • LXX.Amos.5.5
εκζητείται is required LXX.Gen.42.22
εκζητεί required LXX.Judg.14.4
requires LXX.Ps.31.23 • LXX.Mic.6.8
εκζητήσωσιν seek after LXX.Ps.105.45
shall inquire LXX.Ps.78.7
should inquire LXX.Amos.9.12
εκζητήσω I shall require LXX.Gen.9.5 • LXX.Gen.9.5 • LXX.Ezek.3.18 • LXX.Ezek.3.20
I will inquire LXX.1Sam.28.7
I will require LXX.2Sam.4.11 • LXX.Ezek.33.6 • LXX.Ezek.33.8 • LXX.Ezek.34.10 • LXX.Joel.3.21
I will seek after LXX.Ps.119.33 • LXX.Ps.119.145
shall I seek after LXX.Ezek.34.12
shall seek after LXX.Ezek.34.11
εκζητήσουσιν they shall seek LXX.Mal.2.7
they shall seek after LXX.Ps.119.2
εκζητήσουσι inquire LXX.Isa.8.19
they shall seek LXX.Ezek.39.14
will seek after LXX.Prov.29.10
εκζητήσητε you seek after LXX.2Chr.15.2
you should seek after LXX.Deut.4.29
εκζητήσητέ you should seek after LXX.Jer.29.13
εκζητήσησ seek LXX.Deut.12.30
should you seek after LXX.Deut.12.30
εκζητήση seek after LXX.2Chr.15.13
εκζητήσετε require LXX.Ezra.9.12
you shall seek after LXX.Deut.4.29 • LXX.Deut.12.5
εκζητήσετέ seek after LXX.Jer.29.13
εκζητήσει inquiry LXX.2Chr.13.22
require LXX.Ps.10.13 • LXX.Ps.44.21
seek after LXX.Ps.10.4
shall inquire LXX.Josh.22.23
shall require it LXX.Deut.23.21
will seek LXX.Ps.61.7
εκζητήσατε Inquire LXX.Ps.69.32 • LXX.Isa.1.17
Inquire of LXX.Hos.10.12 • LXX.Amos.5.4 • LXX.Amos.5.6 • LXX.Amos.5.14
seek after LXX.2Kgs.22.13
εκζητήσαντεσ seeking after LXX.Deut.17.9
εκζητήσαι if lord should require LXX.1Sam.20.16
to inquire LXX.1Chr.10.13 • LXX.Ezra.10.16 • LXX.Eccl.1.13 • LXX.Dan.9.3
to inquire of LXX.2Kgs.22.18 • LXX.2Chr.30.19 • LXX.Ezra.6.21
to seek LXX.1Kgs.14.5
to seek after LXX.Exod.18.15 • LXX.2Chr.12.14 • LXX.2Chr.14.4 • LXX.2Chr.19.3 • LXX.2Chr.20.3 • LXX.2Chr.20.4 • LXX.Hos.5.6 • LXX.Zech.8.21 • LXX.Zech.8.22
εκζητήσαί to inquire of LXX.Jer.37.7
εκζήτησω I will inquire LXX.2Chr.28.23
εκζήτησαι to seek after LXX.1Kgs.2.40

Abbott-Smith

† ἐκ-ζητέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for דָּרַשׁ, also for נָצַר, בָּקַשׁ, etc. ;]
1. 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.
2. As in II Ki 4:11, Ez 3:18, 20 al. (דָּרַשׁ), to demand, require: Lk 11:50, 51 †

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
2 Samuel 4:11
Psalms 14:2*
Ezekiel 3:18 · 3:20
Amos 5:4
Luke 11:50 · 11:51
Acts 15:17
Romans 3:11
Hebrews 11:6 · 12:17
1 Peter 1:10

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐκζητέω-έω,

seek out, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; περίτινος [NT]

__II demand an account of, τὸ αἷμα [LXX+NT]

LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Pet.1.10 ☩ LXX.2Kgs.4.11 ☩ Luke.11.50