εὑρίσκω
ehuriskō
to find/meet
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word εὑρίσκω (ehuriskō) is a verb that means "to find" or "to meet." It is used 178 times in the Bible, indicating its significance and versatility in the Greek language. The word can be used in various contexts, such as discovering something new, encountering someone or something, or even experiencing a state of being. In terms of range of usage, εὑρίσκω is employed in a wide range of situations, from physical discoveries (e.g., finding food or a place to rest) to spiritual experiences (e.g., finding God or understanding a truth). This suggests that the word is not limited to a specific domain, but rather is a fundamental concept that underlies many aspects of human experience. The frequency and versatility of εὑρίσκω in the Bible highlight its importance in the Greek language and its significance in the biblical narrative. The word's meaning and usage are likely to be of interest to scholars and readers seeking to understand the nuances of biblical language and the cultural context in which it was written.
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Occurrences in Scripture
178 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 2:8He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”
Matthew 21:2saying to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.
Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Matthew 7:8For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.
Matthew 8:10When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
Matthew 10:39He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 10:39He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 12:43When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
Matthew 12:44Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came out,’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
Matthew 13:44“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
Matthew 13:46who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Matthew 16:25For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
Matthew 17:27But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
Matthew 18:13If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
Matthew 18:28“But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
Matthew 20:6About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’
Matthew 21:19Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, “Let there be no fruit from you forever!” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 22:9Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the wedding feast.’
Matthew 22:10Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.
Matthew 24:46Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.
Matthew 26:40He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?
Matthew 26:43He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
Matthew 26:60and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,
Matthew 26:60and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,
Matthew 27:32As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.
Mark 11:2and said to them, “Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him.
Mark 1:37They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
Mark 7:30She went away to her house, and found the child having been laid on the bed, with the demon gone out.
Mark 11:4They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.
Mark 11:13Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
Mark 11:13Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
Mark 13:36lest coming suddenly he might find you sleeping.
Mark 14:16His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.
Mark 14:37He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?
Mark 14:40Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn’t know what to answer him.
Mark 14:55Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.
Luke 1:30The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
Luke 2:12This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”
Luke 2:45When they didn’t find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
Luke 2:46After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
Luke 4:17The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
Luke 5:19Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the middle before Jesus.
Luke 6:7The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.
Luke 7:9When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.”
Luke 7:10Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well.
Luke 8:35People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Luke 9:12The day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place.”