What does ἐπεῖδον (epeîdon) mean in the Bible?
ἐπεῖδον (epeîdon) is a Greek word meaning "to regard (favorably or otherwise)".
Greek · G1896
ἐπεῖδον
To regard (favorably or otherwise)
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ἐπεῖδον G1896
Pronunciation epeîdon
What does ἐπεῖδον (epeîdon) mean in the Bible?
ἐπεῖδον (epeîdon) is a Greek word meaning "to regard (favorably or otherwise)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1896?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include consider (1), He has shown me favor (1).
Where does ἐπεῖδον (epeîdon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It consider 1× Acts 4:29
He has shown me favor 1× Luke 1:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:25
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
ἐπεῖδεν 1x epeiden Luke 1:25
ἔπιδε 1x epide Acts 4:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Acts 4:29
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 1:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to regard (favorably or otherwise)
Source Gloss
to regard (favorably or otherwise)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:25 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπεῖδεν epeiden
I looked upon, regarded
Read verse Acts 4:29 Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Imperative
ἔπιδε epide
I looked upon, regarded
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
imperative 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπεῖδον is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain