ἰδού

Lemma: ὁράω

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Definition

to see, look at, behold; to perceive with the eyes or mentally. In the middle, to look at for oneself or behold with interest; in the passive, to be seen or appear.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἰδού"

Verb type: -μι verb (from εἶδον < *ἰδ-; ultimately from ὁράω)

Form origin: perfect active imperative 2nd person singular of οἶδα (historically the perfect of ὁράω) used as an exclamatory particle meaning “look!, see!, behold!”

Tense: perfect (form; with present force)

Voice: active

Mood: imperative (fixed exclamatory use)

Person: 2nd

Number: singular

Function: deictic/exclamatory attention-getter introducing what follows (often translated “look!, behold!”)

Related Forms of ὁράω

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ὁράω present, active, indicative, singular, 1st ὁρᾶν present, active, infinitive Εωρα pluperfect, active, indicative, singular, first ιδεῖν aorist (2nd/strong aorist), active, infinitive, no... ειδον aorist, active, indicative, singular, first οραω present, active, indicative, singular, 1st εἶδεν aorist, active, indicative, singular, third ιδειν aorist, active, infinitive ιδων aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, ... εἰδον aorist, active, indicative, singular, first ὤφθη aorist, passive, indicative, singular, 3rd ὡράθη aorist, passive, indicative, singular, third όρα present, active, imperative, singular, second 'ορα present, active, imperative, singular, 2nd Οφθηναι aorist, passive, infinitive Ιδων aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, ... ἰδών aorist (second/strong aorist active participle), a... ιδοντες aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, ma... eidon aorist, active, indicative, singular, first ωραθη aorist, passive, indicative, singular, third

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