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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ἀφοράωG872
Pronunciationaphoráō
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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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 ItI see1×Philippians 2:23
Let us fix our eyes1×Hebrews 12:2
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Usage map
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First aligned rowPhilippians 2:23
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Philippians1Hebrews1
Source forms
ἀφίδω1xaphidōPhilippians 2:23
ἀφορῶντες1xaphorōntesHebrews 12:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular1xPhilippians 2:23
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xHebrews 12:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To look away from everything else and focus intently on a single object or person.
Strong'sG872
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to consider attentively
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 2:23Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἀπίδωapidw
I look away from
Read verseHebrews 12:2Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀφορῶντεςaforwntev
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 groups2Aligned forms2TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActivePhil 2:231×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveHeb 12:21×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1aorist1
Voice
active2
Mood
participle1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
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