κατανοέω katanoeō · G2657
to observe
κατα-νοέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for נָבַט hi., רָאָה, etc. ; ] ; to take note of, perceive, consider carefully: Act.7:31-32; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.7:3, Luk.6:41 12:24, 27 20:23, Act.11:6 27:39, Rom.4:19; with accusative of person(s), Heb.3:1 10:24, Jas.1:23-24 (on the distinction bet. κ. and νοέω simplex, see M, Pr., 117).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
κατανο-έω, ; observe well, understand, apprehend, []; κατανοεῖς τίς ποτ᾽ ἐστίν..; []:—passive, of a doctrine, to be grasped and hence accepted, μᾶλλον μᾶλλον κ. [] is understood of.., []; 2 perceive, τῷ κατανοουμένῳ τὸ κατανοοῦν ἐξομοιῶσαι the percipient to the perceived, [], etc.: with participle, κ. οὐ πολλοὺς ὄντας []; 3 learn, []. ; 4 consider, []. ; 5 look at, view, []. ; II to be in one's right mind, in one's senses, []
Where it's used 14 times
Matthew 7:3 · Luke 6:41 · Luke 12:24 · Luke 12:27 · Luke 20:23 · Acts 7:31 · Acts 7:32 · Acts 11:6 · Acts 27:39 · Romans 4:19 · Hebrews 3:1 · Hebrews 10:24 · James 1:23 · James 1:24
Source: TBESG G2657; TFLSJ G2657
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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