G991

Strong’s Definition

to look at (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primary verb

KJV Usage

behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed

Detailed Definition

From Thayer’s Greek Lexicon outline.

• 1.to see, discern, of the bodily eye
• 2.with the bodily eye: to be possessed of sight, have the power of seeing
• 3.to have (the power of) understanding
• 4.to discern mentally, observe, perceive, discover, understand
• 5.perceive by the use of the eyes: to see, look descry
• 6.to turn the eyes to anything: to look at, look upon, gaze at
• 7.to turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing, to consider, contemplate, to look at, to weigh carefully, examine
• 8.metaphorically to see with the mind's eye
• 9.to perceive by the senses, to feel
• 10.to discover by use, to know by experience
• 11.in a geographical sense of places, mountains, buildings, etc. turning towards any quarter, as it were, facing it

Scholarly Notes

compare G3700.

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