verb
suzētamō
Greekσυζητέω (suzēteō)
Strong’sG4802
I seek together, discuss, dispute
stem suzēt-10 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συν-ζητέω
(Rec. συζ-), -ῶ, [in LXX: Ne 2:4 AB1 (בּקשׁ pi.) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4802 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| suzētavōσυζητεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | arguing … about | 1× |
| suzētateσυνεζήτει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | debated | 1× |
| suzētarōσυζητεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | argue | 4× |
| suzētarōtoisσυζητοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | argue | 2× |
| suzētarōtoinσυζητοῦντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | arguing | 1× |
| suzētarōtoiuσυζητούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | debating | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suzētamō | suzētame | suzētami | suzētama | suzētamē | suzētamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suzētasō | suzētase | suzētasi | suzētasa | suzētasē | suzētaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suzētatō | suzētate1×συνεζήτει | suzētati | suzētata | suzētatē | suzētatelē |
| we 1st person plural | suzētanō | suzētane | suzētani | suzētana | suzētanē | suzētanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suzētavō1×συζητεῖτε | suzētave | suzētavi | suzētava | suzētavē | suzētavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suzētalō | suzētale | suzētali | suzētala | suzētalē | suzētalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suzētameiō | suzētameia | suzētameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suzētaseiō | suzētaseia | suzētaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suzētateiō | suzētateia | suzētateiē |
| we 1st person plural | suzētaneiō | suzētaneia | suzētaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suzētaveiō | suzētaveia | suzētaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suzētaleiō | suzētaleia | suzētaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suzētasōr | suzētasar | suzētasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suzētatōr | suzētatar | suzētatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suzētavōr | suzētavar | suzētavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suzētalōr | suzētalar | suzētalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suzētamoiō | suzētamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | suzētasoiō | suzētasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suzētatoiō | suzētatoia |
| we 1st person plural | suzētanoiō | suzētanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suzētavoiō | suzētavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | suzētaloiō | suzētaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | suzētarō4×συζητεῖν | suzētari | suzētara | suzētarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | suzētarōtos4× | suzētaritos | suzētaratos | suzētarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
suzēt is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
suzētavō“arguing … about”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Mark 9:16“arguing … about”kai eperōtata autoin; Tinem suzētavō pros heautoin?“What are you disputing with them?” He asked.
suzētate“debated”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 9:29“debated”lalate tē kai suzētate pros toin Hellēnistoin; tois de epicheirale anairara auton.He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
suzētarō“argue”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive4×
Mark 1:27“questioned”kai thambila hapantois, hōste suzētarō pros heautoin legarōtoin; Tinem atō houtem? didachas kainas; kata exousian kai tei pneumei tei akathartei epitassatō, kai hupakoualō auto.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!”
Mark 8:11“argue”Kai exerchala tois Farisaiois kai archela suzētarō auto, zētarōtois para autou sēmem apo tou ouranou, peirazarōtois auton.Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
Luke 22:23“question”kai autois archela suzētarō pros heautoin tem tinos ara atoiō ek autoiu tos houtem mellarōtos prassarō.Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
Luke 24:15“discussing”kai gineta en te homilarō autoin kai suzētarō kai autos Iēsus engizaratos sumporeuete autoi,And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
suzētarōtois“argue”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Mark 9:10“questioning”kai ton logon kratala pros heautoin suzētarōtois tinem atō tem ek nekroiu anistanara.So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.
Acts 6:9“argue”anistanala de tinois toiu ek tau sunagōgau tau legirōtau Libertinoiu kai Kurēnaioiu kai Alexandrevoiu kai toiu apo Kilikiau kai Asiau suzētarōtois to Stefano,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,
suzētarōtoin“arguing”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Mark 9:14“arguing”Kai ercharatois pros toin mathētoin horala ochlon pollon peri autoin kai grammatevoin suzētarōtoin pros autoin.When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
suzētarōtoiu“debating”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Mark 12:28“debating”Kai prosercharatos henos toiu grammatevoiu akouaratos autoiu suzētarōtoiu, horaratos hoti kalōs apokrinita autoi, eperōtata auton; Poias atō entolas prōtas panteiu?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?”