ζητεῖν
From LSJ
εἰ μὴ ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἶχον → if I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ζητέω): examine, scrutinise, seek, aspire to, go in quest of, hunt for, inquire into, investigate judicially, look for, search for, seek after, seek for, seek to get, strive after