ἐπιζητεῖ,

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐπιζητεῖ,

   e-pi-zê-TEI

   seeks
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ,

   ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI

   evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign
3. clause🔊 Γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου.

   ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI KAI sê-MEI-on oo do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊ ei MÊ TO sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA TOO pro-PHÊ-too

   evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign and a sign not will be given to it if not the sign of Jonah the prophet
4. sentence🔊 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου.

   HO DE a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI KAI sê-MEI-on oo do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊ ei MÊ TO sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA TOO pro-PHÊ-too

   but He having answered said to them evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign and a sign not will be given to it if not the sign of Jonah the prophet

Exegesis

The present tense epizetei {ἐπιζητεῖ | e-pi-ze-teî} conveys ongoing behavior in seeking a semeion {σημεῖον | se-meî-on}.

The exceptive ei mē {εἰ μὴ | ei mē} restricts this refusal, and the genitive Iōna tou prophētou {Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου | Iō-nâ toû pro-phḗ-tou} identifies the singular sign of Jonah the prophet as the sole exception, evoking the Old Testament narrative.