εὑρίσκωheurískō
to find (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2147
Meanings
to find, with or without previous search: absolutely, opposed to ζητέω, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Luke 11:9, Luke 11:10; with accusative, Matthew 2:8, Mark 1:37, Acts 13:22, 2 Timothy 1:17, and elsewhere; passive, οὐχ εὑ., of disappearance, Hebrews 11:5, Revelation 16:20, and elsewhere; γῆ κ. τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα εὑρεθήσεται, 2 Peter 3:10, WH, R, margin Metaph., to find, find out by inquiry, learn, discover: Luke 19:48, Acts 4:21; αἰτίαν, John 18:38, Acts 13:28, and elsewhere; passive, Matthew 1:18, Luke 17:18, Romans 7:10, 1 Corinthians 4:2, Galatians 2:17, 1 Peter 1:7, Revelation 5:4, and elsewhere; of attaining to the knowledge of God, εὑ. θεόν, Acts 17:27; passive, Romans 10:20 (LXX). Mid., to find for oneself, gain, procure, obtain: with accusative of thing, λύτρωσιν, Hebrews 9:12; act. in same sense (so classical Greek poets, but not in Attic prose), Matthew 10:39, Matthew 11:29, Luke 1:30, Acts 7:46, 2 Timothy 1:18, and elsewhere (cf. ἀν-ευρίσκω).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 175 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 2:8 Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
- Matthew 7:7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
- Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
- Matthew 7:14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
- Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!
See every passage
- Matthew 1:18, 2:8, 7:7, 7:8, 7:14, 8:10, 10:39, 11:29, 12:43, 12:44, 13:44, 13:46, 16:25, 17:27, 18:13, 18:28, 20:6, 21:2, 21:19, 22:9, 22:10, 24:46, 26:40, 26:43, 26:60, 27:32
- Mark 1:37, 7:30, 11:2, 11:4, 11:13, 13:36, 14:16, 14:37, 14:40, 14:55
- Luke 1:30, 2:12, 2:45, 2:46, 4:17, 5:19, 6:7, 7:9, 7:10, 8:35, 9:12, 9:36, 11:9, 11:10, 11:24, 11:25, 12:37, 12:38, 12:43, 13:6, 13:7, 15:4, 15:5, 15:6, 15:8, 15:9, 15:24, 15:32, 17:18, 18:8, 19:30, 19:32, 19:48, 22:13, 22:45, 23:2, 23:4, 23:14, 23:22, 24:2, 24:3, 24:23, 24:24, 24:33
- John 1:41, 1:43, 1:45, 2:14, 5:14, 6:25, 7:34, 7:35, 7:36, 9:35, 10:9, 11:17, 12:14, 18:38, 19:4, 19:6, 21:6
- Acts 4:21, 5:10, 5:22, 5:23, 5:39, 7:11, 7:46, 8:40, 9:2, 9:33, 10:27, 11:26, 12:19, 13:6, 13:22, 13:28, 17:6, 17:23, 17:27, 18:2, 19:1, 19:19, 21:2, 23:9, 23:29, 24:5, 24:12, 24:18, 24:20, 27:6, 27:28, 28:14
- Romans 4:1, 7:10, 7:21, 10:20
- 1 Corinthians 4:2, 15:15
- 2 Corinthians 2:13, 5:3, 9:4, 11:12, 12:20
- Galatians 2:17
- Philippians 3:9
- 2 Timothy 1:17, 1:18
- Hebrews 4:16, 9:12, 11:5, 12:17
- 1 Peter 1:7, 2:22
- 2 Peter 3:10, 3:14
- 2 John 1:4
- Revelation 2:2, 3:2, 5:4, 9:6, 12:8, 14:5, 16:20, 18:14, 18:21, 18:22, 18:24, 20:11, 20:15
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.