What Does “Sought” Mean in the Bible?
To do everything possible to get something.
A detail
- In the Bible: Zacchaeus “sought” to see Jesus: he did everything he could. That is why he ran ahead and climbed a tree.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 19:3; Luke 19:4; Genesis 42:1
What the Bible says
Luke 19:3
And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature.
Luke 19:4
And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him; for he was to pass that way.
Genesis 42:1
And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “diligencia”; Douay-Rheims, Luke 19:3