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Greek · G1492, G3708

ἰδόντες

To perceive: see · by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear

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εἴδω G1492 to perceive: see
Pronunciation eídō
Knowledge gained through direct perception or experience, distinct from intellectual understanding.
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ὁράω G3708 by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
Pronunciation horáō
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What does ἰδόντες (idontes) mean in the Bible?

εἴδω · ὁράω is a Greek phrase meaning "used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent and ; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know".

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What does εἴδω · ὁράω mean in the Bible?

εἴδω · ὁράω is a Greek phrase meaning "used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent and ; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know".

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent and ; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know

Strong's G1492, G3708
Lexical occurrences 0 verses

Source Gloss

used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent and ; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 464 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 162 ongoing 5 prospective 34 resultant 27 imperative 24 subjunctive 36 infinitive 39 participle 137
Tense
aorist 358 perfect 52 future 34 present 19 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 406 middle 33 passive 25
Mood
indicative 228 participle 137 infinitive 39 subjunctive 36 imperative 24
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:10 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:11 εἶδον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:16 ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:2 εἴδομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:9 εἶδον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:16 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:7 Ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 4:16 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 4:18 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 4:21 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:1 Ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:16 ἴδωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:8 ὄψονται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 8:14 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:18 Ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:34 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:4 Ὅρα present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:11 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:2 ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:22 ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:23 ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:30 Ὁρᾶτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:36 Ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:8 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:9 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:8 ἰδεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 11:9 ἰδεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:2 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 12:25 εἰδὼς perfect active participle participle Matthew 12:38 ἰδεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:14 ἴδητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:15 ἴδωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:17 ἰδεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:17 εἶδαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:14 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:26 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 16:28 ἴδωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 17:3 ὤφθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 17:8 εἶδον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 18:10 Ὁρᾶτε present active imperative imperative +424 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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