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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

arguearguingarguing … aboutdebateddebatingdiscussingquestionquestionedquestioning

What it means

συν-ζητέω

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

1. to search or examine together (Plat.).
2. In NT (and π., v. MM, xxiii; also in MGr., v. Kennedy, Sources, 155), to discuss, dispute: Mk 1:27 12:28, Lk 24:15; seq. quæst. indir., Mk 9:10; c. dat. pers., Mk 8:11 Ac 6:9; seq. πρός, c. acc pers., Mk 9:14, 16, Ac 9:29; id. seq. quæst. indir., Lk 22:23.†

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

Saidsood-zay-teh'-o

to investigate jointly, i.e. discuss, controvert, cavil

Fromfrom G4862 and G2212;

King Jamesdispute (with), enquire, question (with), reason (together).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
suzētavōσυζητεῖτεhappening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person pluralarguing … about
suzētateσυνεζήτειwas happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singulardebated
suzētarōσυζητεῖνhappening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitiveargue
suzētarōtoisσυζητοῦντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculineargue
suzētarōtoinσυζητοῦνταςhappening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculinearguing
suzētarōtoiuσυζητούντωνhappening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculinedebating

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularsuzētamōsuzētamesuzētamisuzētamasuzētamēsuzētamelē
you 2nd person singularsuzētasōsuzētasesuzētasisuzētasasuzētasēsuzētaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsuzētatōsuzētateσυνεζήτειsuzētatisuzētatasuzētatēsuzētatelē
we 1st person pluralsuzētanōsuzētanesuzētanisuzētanasuzētanēsuzētanelē
ye 2nd person pluralsuzētavōσυζητεῖτεsuzētavesuzētavisuzētavasuzētavēsuzētavelē
they 3rd person pluralsuzētalōsuzētalesuzētalisuzētalasuzētalēsuzētalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularsuzētameiōsuzētameiasuzētameiē
you 2nd person singularsuzētaseiōsuzētaseiasuzētaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsuzētateiōsuzētateiasuzētateiē
we 1st person pluralsuzētaneiōsuzētaneiasuzētaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralsuzētaveiōsuzētaveiasuzētaveiē
they 3rd person pluralsuzētaleiōsuzētaleiasuzētaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularsuzētasōrsuzētasarsuzētasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularsuzētatōrsuzētatarsuzētatēr
ye 2nd person pluralsuzētavōrsuzētavarsuzētavēr
they 3rd person pluralsuzētalōrsuzētalarsuzētalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularsuzētamoiōsuzētamoia
you 2nd person singularsuzētasoiōsuzētasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularsuzētatoiōsuzētatoia
we 1st person pluralsuzētanoiōsuzētanoia
ye 2nd person pluralsuzētavoiōsuzētavoia
they 3rd person pluralsuzētaloiōsuzētaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicesuzētarōσυζητεῖνsuzētarisuzētarasuzētarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicesuzētarōtossuzētaritossuzētaratossuzētarētos

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
suzētstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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 plural

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 singular

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 infinitive

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 masculine

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 masculine

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 masculine

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?”