Greek · Strong's G2147 · Verb

εὑρίσκω

ehuriskō

to find/meet

177times used
167verses
16books

How it's translated

Definition

εὑρίσκω,

[in LXX chiefly for מצא, also for נשׂג hi., etc. ;]

to find, with or without previous search: absol., opposite to ζητέω, Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative, Mat.2:8, Mrk.1:37, Act.13:22, 2Ti.1:17, al.; pass., οὐχ εὑ., of disappearance, Heb.11:5, Rev.16:20, al.; γῆ κ. τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα εὑρεθήσεται (for conjectures as to the meaning of this reading, see Mayor, ICC, in l.), 2Pe.3:10, WH, R, mg. Metaphorical, to find, find out by inquiry, learn, discover: Luk.19:48, Act.4:21; αἰτίαν, Jhn.18:38, Act…

The forms it takes

Tense

  • Aorist 68% a whole action, seen as complete
  • Future 14% something still to come
  • Present 14% ongoing or repeated action
  • Perfect 3% done, and still standing
  • Imperfect 2% ongoing action in the past

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Learn › Learn the Location of Something 65% of uses

Learn › Learn 22% of uses

Be, Become, Exist, Happen › State 11% of uses

Case › Experiencer 3% of uses

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

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Every verse

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