Strong's Lexicon
zétéma: Question, issue, matter of debate
Original Word:ζήτημα
Part of Speech:Noun, Neuter
Transliteration:zétéma
Pronunciation:dzay'-tay-mah
Phonetic Spelling:(dzay'-tay-mah)
Definition:Question, issue, matter of debate
Meaning:a question, subject of inquiry, dispute.
Word Origin:From the Greek verb ζητέω (zéteō), meaning "to seek" or "to inquire."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ζήτημα, the concept of inquiry or questioning can be related to Hebrew words like שְׁאֵלָה (she'elah, Strong's H7596), meaning "question" or "request."
Usage:The term ζήτημα (zétéma) refers to a subject of inquiry or a matter that is under discussion or debate. It is used in the New Testament to denote questions or issues that arise, often in the context of theological or doctrinal discussions.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, philosophical and theological debates were common, and questions (ζήτημα) were often raised to explore different viewpoints or to challenge existing beliefs. The early Christian community, as it formed its identity and doctrine, frequently encountered questions and issues that required resolution, both internally and in dialogue with the surrounding culture.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 2213zḗtēma (a neuter noun) – a question arising from ahot dispute (rigorous debate).See 2211 (zēteō).
2213/zḗtēma ("a controversial question") focuses on probing the principle at stake (theunderlying idea).
[2214/zḗtēsis (afeminine noun) however focuses on a particular "brand" (type of) principle working outin practice.]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
zéteóDefinitionan inquiry
NASB Translationissue (1), points of disagreement (1), questions (3).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2213: ζήτημαζήτημα,
ζητητός,
τό (
ζητέω),
a question, debate:
Acts 15:2;
Acts 26:3;
νόμου, about the law,
Acts 23:29;
περίτίνος,
Acts 18:15;
Acts 25:19. (From
Sophocles down.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
question, issueFromzeteo; a search (properly concretely), i.e. (in words) a debate -- question.
see GREEKzeteo
Forms and Transliterations
ζήτημά ζητηματα ζητήματα ζητήματά ζητηματος ζητήματος ζητηματων ζητημάτων zetemata zetḗmata zetḗmatá zētēmata zētḗmata zētḗmatá zetematon zetemáton zētēmatōn zētēmátōn zetematos zetḗmatos zētēmatos zētḗmatosLinks
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