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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 327. ἀναζητέω (anazéteó) -- To seek carefully, to search diligently</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/327.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/327.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 327</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/326.htm" title="326">◄</a> 327. anazéteó <a href="../greek/328.htm" title="328">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">anazéteó: To seek carefully, to search diligently</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀναζητέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>anazéteó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>an-ad-zay-teh'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(an-ad-zay-teh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To seek carefully, to search diligently<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I seek out, search for (implying the difficulty of the task).<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek prefix ἀνά (ana, meaning "up" or "again") and ζητέω (zeteo, meaning "to seek" or "to search").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of seeking diligently is דָּרַשׁ (darash, Strong's H1875), which means to seek, inquire, or require.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb ἀναζητέω (anazéteó) conveys the action of seeking or searching with intensity and thoroughness. It implies a diligent and careful effort to find something or someone. This term is often used in contexts where the seeker is motivated by a strong desire or necessity to find what is sought.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of seeking or searching was often associated with philosophical inquiry, the pursuit of knowledge, or the quest for truth. In the Jewish context, seeking was a common theme in the Scriptures, often related to seeking God, wisdom, or righteousness. The use of ἀναζητέω in the New Testament reflects this cultural backdrop, emphasizing a deep, earnest pursuit, whether it be of God, truth, or understanding.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>327</b> <i>anazētéō</i> (from <a href="/greek/303.htm">303</a> <i>/aná</i>, "up to down," intensifying <a href="/greek/2212.htm">2212</a> <i>/zētéō</i>, "seek") – properly, search <i>up and down</i>; <i>fully</i> inquire (thoroughly investigate). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/327.htm">327</a> <i>/anazētéō</i> ("<i>search up</i>-and-down") conveys <i>persistent</i> seeking – "not easily put off by <i>difficulties</i>" (Souter) because <i>driven</i> by the <i>felt</i> (personal) need of the seeker.</p><p class="discovery">[The intensifying prefix (<i>ana</i>, "again/up") implies "<i>determined</i> seeking" (as also in the papyri, <i>MM</i>).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> and <a href="/greek/2212.htm">zéteó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to seek carefully<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>look (1), looking (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 327: ἀναζητέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀναζητέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(ῶ</span>; (imperfect <span class="greek2">ἀνεζήτουν</span>); 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἀνεζήτησα</span>; 'to run through with the eyes any series or succession of men or things, and so <span class="accented">to seek out, search through, make diligent search,</span> German <span class="foreign">daran</span><span class="latin">hinsuchen</span>,<span class="latin">aufsuchen'</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s De verb. comp. etc. Part 3, p. 14): <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-44.htm">Luke 2:44</a> (and <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-45.htm">Luke 2:45</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> text <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>); <a href="/interlinear/acts/11-25.htm">Acts 11:25</a>. (See examples from Greek writings (from <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span> on) in <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s, the passage cited.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>seek. <p>From <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> and <a href="/greek/2212.htm">zeteo</a>; to search out -- seek. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/303.htm">ana</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2212.htm">zeteo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αναζητησαι αναζητήσαι ἀναζητῆσαι αναζητουντες ἀναζητοῦντες αναζυγαίς ανεζήτησας ανεζητουν ανεζήτουν ἀνεζήτουν anazetesai anazetêsai anazētēsai anazētē̂sai anazetountes anazetoûntes anazētountes anazētoûntes anezetoun anezētoun anezḗtoun<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/2-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-IIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁδὸν καὶ <b>ἀνεζήτουν</b> αὐτὸν ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> journey; <span class="itali">and they [began] looking</span> for Him among<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> journey; and <span class="itali">they sought</span> him among<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> journey and <span class="itali">sought</span> him among<p><b><a href="/text/luke/2-45.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:45</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ <b>ἀναζητοῦντες</b> αὐτόν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Jerusalem <span class="itali">looking</span> for Him.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-45.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Jerusalem <span class="itali">seeking</span> him<p><b><a href="/text/acts/11-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 11:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς Ταρσὸν <b>ἀναζητῆσαι</b> Σαῦλον </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for Tarsus <span class="itali">to look</span> for Saul;<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to Tarsus, <span class="itali">for to seek</span> Saul:<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/11-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Tarsus <span class="itali">to seek</span> Saul<p><b><a href="/greek/327.htm">Strong's Greek 327</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_327.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/anaze_te_sai_327.htm">ἀναζητῆσαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/anaze_tountes_327.htm">ἀναζητοῦντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aneze_toun_327.htm">ἀνεζήτουν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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