What does θεωρέω · ὁράω mean in the Bible?
θεωρέω · ὁράω is a Greek phrase meaning "see, behold, perceive".
Greek · G2334, G3708
θεωρεῖτε / ὄψεσθέ
To see/experience · by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
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θεωρέωG2334to see/experience
Pronunciationtheōréō
To gaze upon intently; in NT often implies experiential knowledge through sustained observation or witness.
Open lexicon entry →ὁράωG3708by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
Pronunciationhoráō
Open lexicon entry →What does θεωρεῖτε / ὄψεσθέ (theōreite / opsesthe) mean in the Bible?
θεωρέω · ὁράω is a Greek phrase meaning "see, behold, perceive".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2334, G3708?
G2334, G3708 is connected to 58 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. see, behold, perceive
Source Gloss
see, behold, perceive
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms58TensesPresent, Imperfect, Aorist, FutureVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality35×
Present ActiveLuke 21:6 · Luke 24:39 · John 12:19 · John 14:19 · John 16:10 · John 16:16 · John 16:17 · John 16:19 · Acts 3:16 · Acts 19:26 · Acts 25:24 · Mark 5:38 · John 10:12 · John 12:45 · John 14:17 · John 20:628×
Imperfect ActiveMark 3:11 · Mark 15:47 · John 6:2 · Mark 12:41 · Luke 10:185×
Future ActiveJohn 7:31×
Aorist ActiveRev 11:121×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality15×
Present ActiveLuke 14:29 · John 2:23 · John 9:8 · Acts 4:13 · Acts 9:7 · Luke 23:35 · John 6:40 · John 12:45 · Acts 8:13 · Matt 27:55 · Mark 15:40 · Acts 17:16 · Acts 28:6 · Rev 11:1114×
Aorist ActiveLuke 23:481×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Present ActiveLuke 24:37 · Acts 20:382×
Aorist ActiveMatt 28:11×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose4×
Present ActiveJohn 6:62 · John 17:24 · 1 John 3:173×
Aorist ActiveJohn 8:511×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present ActiveHeb 7:41×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 464 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist358perfect52future34present19pluperfect1
Voice
active406middle33passive25
Mood
indicative228participle137infinitive39subjunctive36imperative24
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:10ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:11εἶδονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 2:16ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 2:2εἴδομενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 2:9εἶδονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 3:16εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 3:7Ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 4:16εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 4:18εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 4:21εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 5:1Ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 5:16ἴδωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 5:8ὄψονταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 8:14εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 8:18Ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:34ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:4Ὅραpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 9:11ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:2ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:22ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:23ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:30Ὁρᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 9:36Ἰδὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:8ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:9εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:8ἰδεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 11:9ἰδεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 12:2ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 12:25εἰδὼςperfect active participleparticipleMatthew 12:38ἰδεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:14ἴδητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:15ἴδωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:17ἰδεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 13:17εἶδανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 14:14εἶδενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 14:26ἰδόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 16:28ἴδωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 17:3ὤφθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 17:8εἶδονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 18:10Ὁρᾶτεpresent active imperativeimperative+424 more 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
θεωρεῖτε / ὄψεσθέ is built from these roots: