συζητέωsyzētéō
to investigate jointly, i.e. discuss, controvert, cavil
Greek (New Testament) · G4802
Meanings
1. to search or examine together.
2. In NT, to discuss, dispute: Mark 1:27, Mark 12:28, Luke 24:15; followed by quæst. indir., Mark 9:10; with dative of person, Mark 8:11, Acts 6:9; followed by πρός, with acc person, Mark 9:14, Mark 9:16, Acts 9:29; id. followed by quæst. indir., Luke 22:23.
Same root
- σύνsýn · G4862with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or G3844 (παρά)), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
- ζητέωzētéō · G2212to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
- συζητητήςsyzētētḗs · G4804a disputant, i.e. sophist
- συζήτησιςsyzḗtēsis · G4803mutual questioning, i.e. discussion
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Mark 1:27 Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!”
- Mark 8:11 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had arrived, they came and started to argue with him. Testing him, they demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.
- Mark 9:10 So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by “rising from the dead.”
- Mark 9:14 When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them.
- Mark 9:16 “What is all this arguing about?” Jesus asked.
- Mark 12:28 One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.