- Transliteration: Ekzeteo

- Phonetic: ek-zay-teh'-o

- Definition:

1. to seek out, search for

2. to seek out, i.e. investigate, scrutinise

3. to seek out for one's self, beg, crave

4. to demand back, require

- Origin: from G1537" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1537 and G2212" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2212

- TDNT entry: 16:54,3

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G1537" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1537 and G2212" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2212; to search out that is (figuratively) investigate crave demand (by hebraism) worship: - en- (re-) quire seek after (carefully diligently).