Word

συζητέω

syzētéō · G4802 · Greek · 10 occurrences

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Meanings

to dispute, dispute

To express forceful differences of opinion without necessarily having a presumed goal of seeking a solution

Examples
Mark 8:11 And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.
Mark 9:14 And when they came back to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.
Mark 9:16 And He asked them, “What are you disputing with them?”
to talk with, to speak with, to converse

To converse with someone, including a clear implication as to reciprocal response

Examples
Mark 1:27 And they were all amazed, so they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”
Mark 9:10 They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant.
Luke 22:23 And they began to debate among themselves which one of them it was who was going to do this.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

9 occurrences in 5 groups

Not stated (infinitive) 4
Not stated (participle) 2
γραμματεύςscribe, expert in the Law 1
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
Not stated: you (more than one) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

3 occurrences in 2 groups

εἰμίto be 2
τίςwho? what?, why? for what reason? 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

5 occurrences in 2 groups

πρόςto, toward, with+ ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 3
πρόςto, toward, with+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2

What is done to itIt is the object

5 occurrences in 4 groups

ἄρχωto be first 2
εἴδωto know 1
ἐπερωτάωto ask 1
ἀκούωto hear 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἐνin 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

συλλαλέω syllaléō · G4814 · to talk with, to speak with, to converse: Both denote verbal interaction between multiple parties, but συζητέω emphasizes analytical investigation or debate (joint inquiry, dispute) while συλλαλέω denotes simple conversation or talking together without the investigative or disputational component.
συνομιλέω synomiléō · G4926 · to talk with, to speak with, to converse: Both denote conversational exchange between multiple parties, with συζητέω emphasizing investigative or disputatious discussion (joint questioning, debating) while συνομιλέω denotes mutual conversation without the connotation of controversy or examination.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To talk with, to speak with, to converse33.157: The verb describes an ordinary exchange of questions among a group. After Jesus casts out an unclean spirit, the people “debated among themselves, saying, ‘What is this? A new teaching with authority!’” (Mark 1:27).
Dispute33.440: The verb also describes a more contentious, argumentative exchange. The Pharisees “came out and began to argue with Him, demanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him” (Mark 8:11).

Word family 9 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ζητέω zētéō · G2212 · to try to learn where something is, to look for, to try to find · 117×ἐπιζητέω epizētéō · G1934 · to seek, to search, to try to find out by looking for · 13×συζητέωsyzētéō · G4802ζήτησις zḗtēsis · G2214 · searching out, seeking information, investigation · 8×ἐκζητέω ekzētéō · G1567 · to make a careful search, to seek diligently to learn, to make an examination · 7×ζήτημα zḗtēma · G2213 · dispute · 5×ἀναζητέω anazētéō · G327 · to seek, to search, to try to find out by looking for · 3×συζητητής syzētētḗs · G4804 · debater, disputer · 1×συζήτησις syzḗtēsis · G4803 · mutual questioning, i.e. discussion · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (L T Tr WH συνζητέω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)), συζήτω; imperfect 3 person singular…

(L T Tr WH συνζητέω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)), συζήτω; imperfect 3 person singular συνεζήτει;
a. to seek or examine together (Plato).
b. in the N. T. to discuss, dispute (question (A. V. often)): absolutely (Mk 12:28); Lk 24:15; τίνι, with one, Mk 8:11; Mk 9:14 (R G L); Acts 6:9; in the same sense πρός τινα, Mk 9:14 (T Tr WH), 16 (where read πρός αὐτούς, not with Rec.bez elz G πρός αὑτούς (see αὑτοῦ, p. 87)); Acts 9:29, πρός ἑαυτούς (L Tr WH marginal reading or πρός αὑτούς Rbez elz G) equivalent to πρός ἀλλήλους, Mk 1:21 (where T WH text simply αὐτούς as subjunctive); πρός ἑαυτούς with the addition of an indirect question τό τίς etc. with the optative (cf. Buttmann, § 139, 60; Winer's Grammar, § 41 b. 4c.), Lk 22:23; τί, with the indicative, Mk 9:10.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Converse, Discuss4 occurrences Dispute, Debate6 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0