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Galatians 2:17

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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)

G1487 if ει

G1161 But δε

G2212 seek ζητουντες

G1344 to be justified δικαιωθηναι

G1722 by εν

G5547 Christ χριστω

G2147 are found ευρεθημεν

G2532 ourselves also και

G846 while we αυτοι

G268 sinners αμαρτωλοι

G687 is therefore αρα

G5547 Christ χριστος

G266 of sin αμαρτιας

G1249 the minister διακονος

G3361 μη

G1096 God forbid γενοιτο

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

G1161 But

G1487 if

while

G846 we

G2212 seek

G1344 justified

G1722 by

G5547 Christ

G846 we

ourselves

G2532 also

are

G2147 found

G268 sinners

G687 therefore

G5547 Christ

the

G1249 minister

G266 sin

God

G1096 forbid

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Greek-English Dictionary

Strongs: G2212

Greek: ζητέω

Transliteration: zēteō

Pronunciation: dzay-teh'-o

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: be (go) about desire endeavour enquire (for) require (X will) seek (after for means). Compare G4441 .

Definition:

Thayers Strongs

to seek (literally or figuratively); specifically (by Hebraism) to worship (God) or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)

1. to seek in order to find

a. to seek a thing

b. to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into

c. to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after

2. to seek i.e. require, demand

a. to crave, demand something from someone

Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.