ἰδού idou · G2400

look!

ἰδού, ; [in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,] ; prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11), ; lo, behold, see: Mat.10:16 11:8 13:3, Mrk.3:32, Luk.2:48, 1Co.15:51, Jas.5:9, Ju 14, Rev.1:7, al.; after genitive absol., Mat.1:20 2:1, 13 12:46, al.; καὶ ἰδού, Mat.2:9 (and freq.), Luk.1:20 10:25, Act.12:7, al.; in elliptical sentences, taking the place of copula or predicate (like הִנֵּה in Heb.), Mat.3:17, Luk.5:12 22:31, 47 Act.8:27, 36 al.; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἰδοῦ; (ἴδου Hdn.Gr. cited in []aorist 2 imperative middle of ὁρά; but, ; II ἰδού (on the accent see Hdn.Gr.[] adverb, lo! behold! (even with words of hearing, ἰδοὺ δοῦπον αὖ κλύω τινά []; II.1 with Nouns and Prons., ἰ. χελιδών Klein [], etc.; ἰ. ἐγώ here am I, []; οὐκ ἰ. Ἀαρώ; []; II.2 with Verbs, ; II.2.a in the imperative, ἰ. θεᾶσθε []; especially in offering a thing, take it! ἰ. δέχου παῖ []; II.2.b in indicative of all tenses, ἰ. πείθομαι [] with past tenses, []; in the middle of a …

Where it's used 208 times

Matthew 1:20 · Matthew 1:23 · Matthew 2:1 · Matthew 2:9 · Matthew 2:13 · Matthew 2:19 · Matthew 3:16 · Matthew 3:17 · Matthew 4:11 · Matthew 7:4 · Matthew 8:2 · Matthew 8:24 · Matthew 8:29 · Matthew 8:32 · Matthew 8:34 · Matthew 9:2 · Matthew 9:3 · Matthew 9:10 · Matthew 9:18 · Matthew 9:20 · Matthew 9:32 · Matthew 10:16 · Matthew 11:8 · Matthew 11:10 · Matthew 11:19 · Matthew 12:2 · Matthew 12:10 · Matthew 12:18 · Matthew 12:41 · Matthew 12:42 · Matthew 12:46 · Matthew 12:47 · Matthew 12:49 · Matthew 13:3 · Matthew 15:22 · Matthew 17:3 · Matthew 17:5 · Matthew 19:16 · Matthew 19:27 · Matthew 20:18 · Matthew 20:30 · Matthew 21:5 · Matthew 22:4 · Matthew 23:34 · Matthew 23:38 · Matthew 24:23 · Matthew 24:25 · Matthew 24:26 · Matthew 25:6 · Matthew 26:45 · Matthew 26:46 · Matthew 26:47 · Matthew 26:51 · Matthew 27:51 · Matthew 28:2 · Matthew 28:7 · Matthew 28:9 · Matthew 28:11 · Matthew 28:20 · Mark 1:2 … and 148 more

Source: TBESG G2400; TFLSJ G2400

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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