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εὑρίσκω
heurískō · Greek · Strong's G2147 · 175 occurrences
The KJV renders 17 different Hebrew and Greek words as “see”
What it means
to find (literally or figuratively)
a prolonged form of a primary , which (together with another cognate form) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect;
How the KJV renders it
find, get, obtain, perceive, see
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“see”
“get”
“perceive”
also renders eídō (G1492), katalambánō (G2638), theōréō (G2334), blépō (G991), epiginṓskō (G1921), aisthánomai (G143), katanoéō (G2657), noiéō (G3539), horáō (G3708), bîyn (H995), ṭâʻam (H2938), yâdaʻ (H3045), shûwr (H7789), shâmaʻ (H8085)
“obtain”
also renders ktáomai (G2932), peripoíēsis (G4047), katalambánō (G2638), lambánō (G2983), tynchánō (G5177), epitynchánō (G2013), kratéō (G2902), lanchánō (G2975), râcham (H7355)
“find”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does James 2:24 mean ('justified by works and not by faith alone')?
Where it appears
175 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:2 V-APS-3S1 Corinthians 15:15 V-PPI-1P1 Peter 1:7 V-APS-3S1 Peter 2:22 V-API-3S2 Corinthians 2:13 V-2AAN2 Corinthians 5:3 V-FPI-1P2 Corinthians 9:4 V-2AAS-3P2 Corinthians 11:12 V-APS-3P2 Corinthians 12:20 V-2AAS-1S2 John 1:4 V-RAI-1S2 Peter 3:14 V-APN2 Timothy 1:17 V-2AAI-3S2 Timothy 1:18 V-2AANActs 4:21 V-PAP-NPMActs 5:10 V-2AAI-3PActs 5:22 V-2AAI-3PActs 5:23 V-2AAI-1PActs 5:39 V-APS-2PActs 7:11 V-IAI-3PActs 7:46 V-2AAI-3SActs 8:40 V-API-3SActs 9:2 V-2AAS-3SActs 9:33 V-2AAI-3SActs 10:27 V-PAI-3SActs 11:25 V-2AAP-NSMActs 12:19 V-2AAP-NSMActs 13:6 V-2AAI-3PActs 13:22 V-2AAI-1SActs 13:28 V-2AAP-NPMActs 17:6 V-2AAP-NPMActs 17:23 V-2AAI-1SActs 17:27 V-2AAO-3PActs 18:2 V-2AAP-NSMActs 19:1 V-2AANActs 19:19 V-2AAI-3PActs 21:2 V-2AAP-NPMActs 23:9 V-PAI-1PActs 23:29 V-2AAI-1SActs 24:5 V-2AAP-NPMActs 24:12 V-2AAI-3PActs 24:18 V-2AAI-3PActs 24:20 V-2AAI-3PActs 27:6 V-2AAP-NSMActs 27:28 V-2AAI-3PActs 28:14 V-2AAP-NPMGalatians 2:17 V-API-1PHebrews 4:16 V-2AAS-1PHebrews 9:12 V-2AMP-NSMHebrews 11:5 V-IPI-3SHebrews 12:17 V-2AAI-3SJohn 1:42 V-PAI-3SJohn 1:44 V-PAI-3SJohn 1:46 V-PAI-3SJohn 2:14 V-2AAI-3SJohn 5:14 V-PAI-3SJohn 6:25 V-2AAP-NPMJohn 7:34 V-FAI-2PJohn 7:35 V-FAI-1PJohn 7:36 V-FAI-2PJohn 9:35 V-2AAP-NSM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.