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πολὺ ζητηθήσεται

Much · to seek

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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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ζητέω G2212 to seek
Pronunciation zētéō
To seek actively and intentionally, often implying desire, striving, or demanding rather than passive searching.
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What does πολὺ ζητηθήσεται (poly zētēthēsetai) mean in the Bible?

πολύς · ζητέω is a Greek word meaning "much will be sought, required, demanded".

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Meaning

much will be sought, required, demanded
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:25 · Matt 7:13 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 8:1 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 9:10 · Matt 12:15 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 13:17 · Matt 15:30 · Matt 19:2 · Matt 19:30 · Matt 22:14 · Matt 24:5 · Matt 24:10 · Matt 24:11 83×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 2:18 · Matt 5:12 · Matt 9:37 · Matt 20:29 · Matt 26:47 · Mark 5:21 · Mark 5:24 · Mark 12:37 · Luke 5:29 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 6:23 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 7:11 · Luke 9:37 · Luke 10:2 · John 6:2 26×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 27:52 · Mark 7:4 · Luke 8:30 · John 3:23 · John 21:25 · Acts 2:43 · Acts 5:12 · Acts 26:24 · 1 Cor 12:12 · 1 Cor 12:14 · 1 Cor 12:20 · Gal 4:27 · Rev 8:3 · Rev 19:12 14×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 3:7 · Mark 3:8 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 12:48 · Luke 23:27 · Acts 17:4 · Rom 3:2 8×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine John 4:41 · Acts 19:32 · Acts 23:13 · Acts 23:21 · Acts 27:12 · Acts 28:23 · 1 Cor 15:6 · Heb 7:23 8×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:25 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 · Luke 12:23 7×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 27:55 · Mark 15:41 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 7:47 · Luke 8:3 · John 14:2 6×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:35 · Acts 8:8 · 2 Cor 7:4 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:8 · Mark 4:1 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 11:20 1×
415 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 116 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 ongoing 37 prospective 7 imperative 12 background 28 subjunctive 1 infinitive 2 participle 26
Tense
present 75 imperfect 28 future 7 aorist 6
Voice
active 113 passive 3
Mood
indicative 75 participle 26 imperative 12 infinitive 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:13 ζητεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 2:20 ζητοῦντες present active participle participle Matthew 6:33 ζητεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:7 ζητεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:8 ζητῶν present active participle participle Matthew 12:43 ζητοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 12:46 ζητοῦντες present active participle participle Matthew 12:47 ζητοῦντές present active participle participle Matthew 13:45 ζητοῦντι present active participle participle Matthew 18:12 ζητεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 21:46 ζητοῦντες present active participle participle Matthew 26:16 ἐζήτει imperfect active indicative background Matthew 26:59 ἐζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 28:5 ζητεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Mark 1:37 ζητοῦσίν present active indicative ongoing Mark 3:32 ζητοῦσίν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:11 ζητοῦντες present active participle participle Mark 8:12 ζητεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 11:18 ἐζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 12:12 ἐζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 14:1 ἐζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 14:11 ἐζήτει imperfect active indicative background Mark 14:55 ἐζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 16:6 ζητεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 2:48 ἐζητοῦμέν imperfect active indicative background Luke 2:49 ἐζητεῖτέ imperfect active indicative background Luke 5:18 ἐζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 6:19 ἐζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 9:9 ἐζήτει imperfect active indicative background Luke 11:10 ζητῶν present active participle participle Luke 11:16 ἐζήτουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 11:24 ζητοῦν present active participle participle Luke 11:29 ζητεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 11:9 ζητεῖτε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:29 ζητεῖτε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:31 ζητεῖτε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:48 ζητηθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 13:24 ζητήσουσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 13:6 ζητῶν present active participle participle Luke 13:7 ζητῶν present active participle participle +76 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 10 — Learn from Israel, Flee Idolatry, and Seek the Good of Others for God’s Glory 1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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