#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 pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.