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STRONGS NUMBER G2214
Transliteration: zētēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (dzay'-tay-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a search, questioning
Meaning: a search, questioning
ἐκζήτησις (ἐκζητέω, which see), ἐκζητησεως, ἡ;
Word Summary
zētēsis: a search, questioning
Original Word: ζήτησιςTransliteration: zētēsis
Phonetic Spelling: (dzay'-tay-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a search, questioning
Meaning: a search, questioning
Strong's Concordance
question, speculationFrom zeteo; a searching (properly, the act), i.e. A dispute or its theme -- question.
see GREEK zeteo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2214: ἐκζήτησιςἐκζήτησις (ἐκζητέω, which see), ἐκζητησεως, ἡ;
1. an investigating.
2. a subject of subtle inquiry and dispute (R. V. questioning): 1 Timothy 1:4 T Tr (WH; see Ellicott at the passage and cf. οἰκονομία). (Basil Caesar., Didymus of Alexandria (circa STRONGS NT 2214: ζήτησιςζήτησις, ζητήσεως, ἡ (ζητέω); a. a seeking: (Herodotus), Thucydides 8, 57; others; b. inquiry (German dieFrage): περί τίνος, Acts 25:20. c. a questioning, debate: Acts 15:2 (for Rec. συζήτησις); 7 T Tr text WH; περί τίνος, John 3:25. d. a subject of questioning or debate, matter of controversy: 1 Timothy 1:4 R G L;