θεάομαι
theáomai · G2300 · Greek · 23 occurrences
Meanings
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to observe, to be a spectator of, to look at
To observe something with continuity and attention, often with the implication that what is observed is something unusual
ExamplesMatthew 6:1 “Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 11:7 As these disciples of John were going away, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Matthew 23:5 “And they do all their deeds to be noticed by other people; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
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to visit, to go to see
To go to see a person on the basis of friendship and with helpful intent
ExamplesMatthew 22:11 “But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,
Romans 15:24 whenever I go to Spain—for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while—
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
22 occurrences in 10 groups
- Not stated (infinitive) 6
- Not stated (participle) 5
- Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
19 occurrences in 19 groups
- Other words · 19 groups that occur once or twice (20) 20
Second objectAs in “call him Lord”
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εἰμίto be 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνin+ ἱερόνtemple 1
- ὑπόby, under+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πώποτεever 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πολύςmany 1
What is done to itIt is the object
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- λέγωto say 2
- διαπορεύομαιto travel around through 1
- ἐλπίζωto hope 1
- πιστεύωto believe 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- πρόςto, toward, with 4
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- ὁράω horáō · G3708 · to see, sight, seeing
- θεάομαι emphasizes attentive, close observation or contemplation, while ὁράω functions as the general term for seeing or perceiving across a wide range of contexts, including simple visual perception, experiential knowledge, and appearance. The two overlap in expressing careful perception, with θεάομαι marking the more focused, deliberate act of viewing.
- θεωρέω theōréō · G2334 · to observe, to be a spectator of, to look at
- Both verbs denote attentive visual perception beyond mere seeing, with θεάομαι emphasizing close observation that leads to perception or understanding, and θεωρέω emphasizing sustained spectatorial observation that enables discernment or experiential knowledge.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To observe, to be a spectator of, to look at24.14
- In Matthew 11:7, Jesus asks the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?” using this verb for looking closely to observe something.
- To visit, to go to see34.50
- In Mark 16:11, of the risen Jesus it is written that the disciples “heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it,” using this verb for perceiving someone in person.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon θεωμαι: 1 aorist ἐθεασάμην; perfect τεθέαμαι; 1 aorist passive ἐθεαθην in passive sense…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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