Phili 4:17 | RWP | e4.org | I seek for ( επιζητω ). Old verb, in N.T. only here and (linear present, I am seeking for). Lightfoot calls it "the Apostle's nervous anxiety to clear himself" of wanting more gifts. Why not say his delicate courtesy?

‏ Philippians 4:17

I seek for ( επιζητω ). Old verb, in N.T. only here and Ro 11:7 (linear present, I am seeking for). Lightfoot calls it "the Apostle's nervous anxiety to clear himself" of wanting more gifts. Why not say his delicate courtesy?