ὁράω

horáō · Greek · Strong's G3708 · 683 occurrences

The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “behold”

What it means

by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear

properly, to stare at (compare G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)), i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally);

How the KJV renders it

behold, perceive, see, take heed

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“behold”

also renders eídō (G1492), theáomai (G2300), theōréō (G2334), blépō (G991), anatheōréō (G333), epopteúō (G2029), emblépō (G1689), katanoéō (G2657), epeîdon (G1896), ʼălûw (H431), ʼărûw (H718), hêʼ (H1887), hên (H2005), hinnêh (H2009), chăzâʼ (H2370), châzâh (H2372), nâbaṭ (H5027), shûwr (H7789)

“see”

also renders anablépō (G308), eídō (G1492), theáomai (G2300), theōréō (G2334), blépō (G991), optánomai (G3700), emblépō (G1689), historéō (G2477), heurískō (G2147), hinnêh (H2009), chăzâʼ (H2370), châzâh (H2372), nâbaṭ (H5027), rŏʼîy (H7210), shûwr (H7789), shâzaph (H7805)

“perceive”

also renders eídō (G1492), katalambánō (G2638), theōréō (G2334), blépō (G991), epiginṓskō (G1921), aisthánomai (G143), katanoéō (G2657), noiéō (G3539), heurískō (G2147), bîyn (H995), ṭâʻam (H2938), yâdaʻ (H3045), shûwr (H7789), shâmaʻ (H8085)

“take heed”

also renders skopéō (G4648), blépō (G991), zᵉhar (H2095), çâkath (H5535)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

683 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 2:9 V-2AAI-3S1 Corinthians 8:10 V-2AAS-3S1 Corinthians 9:1 V-RAI-1S1 Corinthians 15:5 V-API-3S1 Corinthians 15:6 V-API-3S1 Corinthians 15:7 V-API-3S1 Corinthians 15:8 V-API-3S1 Corinthians 15:51 V-2AMM-2S1 Corinthians 16:7 V-2AAN1 John 1:1 V-RAI-1P-ATT1 John 1:2 V-RAI-1P-ATT1 John 1:3 V-RAI-1P-ATT1 John 3:1 V-2AAM-2P1 John 3:2 V-FDI-1P1 John 3:6 V-RAI-3S-ATT1 John 4:20 V-RAI-3S-ATT1 John 5:16 V-2AAS-3S1 Peter 1:8 V-2AAP-NPM1 Peter 2:6 V-2AMM-2S1 Peter 3:10 V-2AAN1 Thessalonians 2:17 V-2AAN1 Thessalonians 3:6 V-2AAN1 Thessalonians 3:10 V-2AAN1 Thessalonians 5:15 V-PAM-2P1 Timothy 3:16 V-API-3S1 Timothy 6:16 V-2AAI-3S2 Corinthians 5:17 V-2AMM-2S2 Corinthians 6:2 V-2AMM-2S2 Corinthians 6:9 V-2AMM-2S2 Corinthians 7:11 V-2AMM-2S2 Corinthians 12:14 V-2AMM-2S2 Timothy 1:4 V-2AAN3 John 1:11 V-RAI-3S-ATT3 John 1:14 V-2AANActs 1:10 V-2AMM-2SActs 2:3 V-API-3PActs 2:7 V-2AMM-2SActs 2:17 V-FDI-3PActs 2:27 V-2AANActs 2:31 V-2AAI-3SActs 3:3 V-2AAP-NSMActs 3:9 V-2AAI-3SActs 3:12 V-2AAP-NSMActs 4:20 V-2AAI-1PActs 5:9 V-2AMM-2SActs 5:25 V-2AMM-2SActs 5:28 V-2AMM-2SActs 6:15 V-2AAI-3PActs 7:2 V-API-3SActs 7:24 V-2AAP-NSMActs 7:26 V-API-3SActs 7:30 V-API-3SActs 7:31 V-2AAP-NSMActs 7:34 V-2AAI-1SActs 7:35 V-APP-GSMActs 7:44 V-LAI-3S-ATTActs 7:55 V-2AAI-3SActs 7:56 V-2AMM-2SActs 8:18 V-2AAP-NSMActs 8:23 V-PAI-1S

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.