#76 · 200× in the NT · particle
ἰδού
behold, look, see
History
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In the NT
ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει
behold, the virgin will conceive
Matt 1:23 · dictionary form
καὶ ἰδοὺ ἠνεῴχθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ οὐρανοί
and behold, the heavens were opened to him
Matt 3:16
ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ
behold, the Lamb of God
John 1:29 · related aorist imperative
Morphology
Demonstrative particle · indeclinable
From the aorist of ὁράω, fossilized as an interjection that points to what follows.
Fossilized aorist of ὁράω, used as ‘behold / look’. Points to what follows. ἴδε is a close cousin (aorist imperative).
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 8, pp. 67–78 (vocab)
- Smyth §1094
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.