What does ἀφοράω (aphoráō) mean in the Bible?
ἀφοράω (aphoráō): To look away from everything else and focus intently on a single object or person.
Greek · G872
ἀφοράω
To consider attentively
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ἀφοράω G872
Pronunciation aphoráō
What does ἀφοράω (aphoráō) mean in the Bible?
ἀφοράω (aphoráō): To look away from everything else and focus intently on a single object or person.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G872?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I see (1), Let us fix our eyes (1).
Where does ἀφοράω (aphoráō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 2:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), Philippians (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 I see 1× Philippians 2:23
Let us fix our eyes 1× Hebrews 12:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Philippians 2:23
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Philippians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀφίδω 1x aphidō Philippians 2:23
ἀφορῶντες 1x aphorōntes Hebrews 12:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Philippians 2:23
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 12:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To look away from everything else and focus intently on a single object or person.
Strong's G872
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to consider attentively
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To look away from everything else and focus intently on a single object or person.
ato look away from all else at, fix one's gaze upon: metaphorically (MM, see word), Heb.12:2;
bsimply, to see: ἀφίδω (see: ἀπεῖδον, and Lft., Phi., in l; MM, see word), Php.2:23 (see Ellic., in l).
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.
Philippians 2:23 Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀπίδω apidw
I look away from
Read verse Hebrews 12:2 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀφορῶντες aforwntev
I look away from
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Phil 2:23 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Heb 12:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 subjunctive 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)
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