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ἰδού

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Definition

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: Matthew 10:16; 11:8; 13:3, Mark 3:32, Luke 2:48, 1 Corinthians 15:51, James 5:9, Jude 14, Revelation 1:7, al.; after genitive absol., Matthew 1:20; 2:1, 13; 12:46, al.; καὶ ἰδού, Matthew 2:9 (and freq.), Luke 1:20; 10:25, Acts 12:7, al.; in elliptical sentences, taking the place of copula or predicate (like הִנֵּה in Heb.), Matthew 3:17, Luke 5:12; 22:31, 47, Acts 8:27, 36 al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἰδού:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

234 total
  1. Luke 8:41ἰδοὺ
    Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
  2. Luke 9:30ἰδοὺ · Suddenly
    Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
  3. Luke 9:38ἰδοὺ
    Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
  4. Luke 9:39ἰδοὺ
    A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
  5. Luke 10:3ἰδοὺ
    Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
  6. Luke 10:19ἰδοὺ · Behold
    Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
  7. Luke 10:25ἰδοὺ
    One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  8. Luke 11:31ἰδοὺ · now
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  9. Luke 11:32ἰδοὺ · now
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
  10. Luke 11:41ἰδοὺ · behold
    But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.
  11. Luke 13:7Ἰδοὺ · Look
    So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
  12. Luke 13:11ἰδοὺ · there
    …and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
  13. Luke 13:16ἰδοὺ · [long]
    Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
  14. Luke 13:30ἰδοὺ · indeed
    And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
  15. Luke 13:32Ἰδοὺ · Look
    But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
  16. Luke 13:35ἰδοὺ · Look
    Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
  17. Luke 14:2ἰδοὺ · Right there
    Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
  18. Luke 15:29Ἰδοὺ · Look
    But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
  19. Luke 17:21Ἰδοὺ · Look; ἰδοὺ · you see
    Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
  20. Luke 17:23Ἰδοὺ · Look; Ἰδοὺ · Look
    People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
  21. Luke 18:28Ἰδοὺ · Look
    “Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
  22. Luke 18:31Ἰδοὺ · Look
    Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
  23. Luke 19:2ἰδοὺ · [there was]
    And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
  24. Luke 19:8Ἰδοὺ · Look
    But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
  25. Luke 19:20ἰδοὺ · here is
    Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
  26. Luke 22:10Ἰδοὺ
    He answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,
  27. Luke 22:21ἰδοὺ · Look
    Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.
  28. Luke 22:31ἰδοὺ
    Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.
  29. Luke 22:38ἰδοὺ · Look
    So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.
  30. Luke 22:47ἰδοὺ · arrived
    While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
  31. Luke 23:14ἰδοὺ · here
    …and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
  32. Luke 23:15ἰδοὺ · As you can see
    Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
  33. Luke 23:29ἰδοὺ · Look
    Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
  34. Luke 23:50ἰδοὺ · [there was]
    Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
  35. Luke 24:4ἰδοὺ · suddenly
    While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
  36. Luke 24:13ἰδοὺ
    That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
  37. Luke 24:49ἰδοὺ · behold
    And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
  38. John 1:29Ἴδε · Look
    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
  39. John 1:36Ἴδε · Look
    When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
  40. John 1:46ἴδε · see
    “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
  41. John 1:47Ἴδε · Here
    When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
  42. John 3:26ἴδε · Look
    So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
  43. John 4:35ἰδοὺ
    Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
  44. John 5:14Ἴδε · See
    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
  45. John 7:26ἴδε · here
    Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
  46. John 7:52ἴδε · you will see
    “Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
  47. John 11:3ἴδε
    So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
  48. John 11:34ἴδε · see
    “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered.