Strong's Concordance
Original word: ζητέω
Transliteration: zéteó
Definition (short): seek
Definition (full): to seek
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: of uncertain origin
Definition: to seek
NASB Translation: deliberating (1), demanding (1), inquire (1), looking (11), made efforts (1), search (4), searched (1), seek (36), seek after (1), seeking (35), seeks (9), sought (4), striving (1), tried (1), trying (6), kept trying to obtain (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) -- be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare punthanomai.
see GREEK punthanomai
References
KJV:
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
NASB:
Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him."
KJV:
Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
NASB:
"Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child's life are dead."
KJV:
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
NASB:
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.