συζητέω

suzēteōto debateHow to read Greek
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Definition

συν-ζητέω

(Rec. συζ-), -ῶ, [in LXX: Nehemiah 2:4 AB1 (בָּקַשׁ pi.) * ;]

1. to search or examine together (Plat.).

2. In NT (and π., see MM, xxiii; also in MGr., see Kennedy, Sources, 155), to discuss, dispute: Mark 1:27; 12:28, Luke 24:15; before quæst. indir., Mark 9:10; with dative of person(s), Mark 8:11, Acts 6:9; before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Mark 9:14, 16, Acts 9:29; id. before quæst. indir., Luke 22:23.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Mark 1:27συζητεῖν · began to ask
    All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
  2. Mark 8:11συζητεῖν · to argue with
    Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  3. Mark 9:10συζητοῦντες · discussing
    So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.
  4. Mark 9:14συζητοῦντας · arguing
    When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
  5. Mark 9:16συζητεῖτε · are you disputing
    “What are you disputing with them?” He asked.
  6. Mark 12:28συζητούντων · debate
    Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
  7. Luke 22:23συζητεῖν · to question
    Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
  8. Luke 24:15συζητεῖν · deliberated
    And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
  9. Acts 6:9συζητοῦντες · They disputed
    But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
  10. Acts 9:29συνεζήτει · debated
    He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.