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Lexicon :: Strong's G2400 - idou

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ἰδού
Transliteration
idou (Key)
Pronunciation
id-oo'
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Part of Speech
particle
Root Word (Etymology)
Second person singular imperative middle voice of εἴδω (G1492)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἰδού idoú, id-oo'; second person singular imperative middle voice of G1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 213x

The KJV translates Strong's G2400 in the following manner: behold (181x), lo (29x), see (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 213x
The KJV translates Strong's G2400 in the following manner: behold (181x), lo (29x), see (3x).

  1. behold, see, lo

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰδού idoú, id-oo'; second person singular imperative middle voice of G1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
STRONGS G2400:
ἰδού, a demonstrative particle (in Greek writings from Sophocles down), found in the N. T. especially in the Gospels of Matthew and of Luke, used very often in imitation of the Hebrew הִנֵּה, and giving a peculiar vivacity to the style by bidding the reader or hearer to attend to what is said: "Behold! See! Lo!" It is inserted in the discourse after a genitive absolutely, Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:1, 13; Matthew 9:18; Matthew 12:46; Matthew 17:5; Matthew 26:47; Matthew 28:11. καί ἰδού is used, when at the close of a narrative something new is introduced, Matthew 2:9; Matthew 3:16; Matthew 4:11; Matthew 8:2, 24, 29, 32, 34; Matthew 9:2f, 20; Matthew 12:10; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 17:3; Matthew 19:16; Matthew 26:51; Matthew 27:51; Matthew 28:2, 7; Luke 1:20, 31, 36; Luke 2:9 (R G L Tr brackets),Luke 2:25; Luke 9:30,38f; 10:25; 14:2; 24:13; Acts 12:7; Acts 16:1; when a thing is specified which is unexpected yet sure, 2 Corinthians 6:9 (καί ἰδίου ζῶμεν, and nevertheless we live), cf. Matthew 7:4; when a thing is specified which seems impossible and yet occurs, Luke 11:41; Acts 27:24. The simple ἰδού is the exclamation of one pointing out something, Matthew 12:2, 47 (WH here in marginal reading only); Matthew 13:3; Matthew 24:26; Mark 3:32; Luke 2:34; and calling attention, Mark 15:35 (T Tr WH ἴδε); Luke 22:10; John 4:35; 1 Corinthians 15:51; 2 Corinthians 5:17; James 5:9; Jude 1:14; Revelation 1:7; Revelation 9:12; Revelation 11:14; Revelation 16:15; Revelation 22:7 (Rec.); in other places it is equivalent to observe or consider: Matthew 10:16; Matthew 11:8; Matthew 19:27; Matthew 20:18; Matthew 22:4; Mark 10:28, 33; Mark 14:41; Luke 2:48; Luke 7:25; Luke 18:28, 31, etc.; also καί ἰδού, Matthew 28:20; Luke 13:30; ἰδού γάρ, Luke 1:44, 48; Luke 2:10; Luke 6:23; Luke 17:21; Acts 9:11; 2 Corinthians 7:11; ἰδού where examples are adduced: James 3:4ff; 5:4,7,11; for the Hebrew הִנְנִי, so that it includes the copula: Luke 1:38; equivalent to here I am: Acts 9:10; Hebrews 2:13. ἰδού is inserted in the midst of a speech, Matthew 23:34 (here WH marginal reading Ἰδού (see the commentaries)); Luke 13:16; Acts 2:7; Acts 13:11; Acts 20:22, 25. The passages of the O. T. containing the particle which are quoted in the New are these: Matthew 1:23; Matthew 11:10; Matthew 12:18; Matthew 21:5; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27; John 13:15; Romans 9:33; Hebrews 2:13; Hebrews 8:8; Hebrews 10:7, 9; 1 Peter 2:6. Like the Hebrew הִנֵּה, ἰδού and καί ἰδού stand before a nominative which is not followed by a finite verb, in such a way as to include the copula or predicate (cf. Buttmann, 139 (121f)): e. g., was heard, Matthew 3:17; is, is or was here, exists, etc., Matthew 12:10 L T Tr WH, 41; Mark 13:21 R G L; Luke 5:12, 18; Luke 7:37; Luke 11:31; Luke 13:11 (R G add ἦν); Luke 17:21; 19:2,20; 22:38,47; 23:50; John 19:26 (Rec., 27 R G); Acts 8:27, 36; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Revelation 6:2, 5, 8; Revelation 7:9 (not L); Revelation 12:3; 14:14; 19:11; 21:3; is approaching, Matthew 25:6 G L T Tr WH (Rec. adds ἔρχεται); but also in such a way as to have simply a demonstrative force: Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:34.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
1:20; 1:23; 2:1; 2:9; 2:13; 3:16; 3:17; 4:11; 7:4; 8:2; 8:24; 8:29; 8:32; 8:34; 9:2; 9:18; 9:20; 10:16; 11:8; 11:10; 11:19; 12:2; 12:10; 12:10; 12:18; 12:46; 12:47; 13:3; 15:22; 17:3; 17:5; 19:16; 19:27; 20:18; 21:5; 22:4; 23:34; 24:26; 25:6; 26:47; 26:51; 27:51; 28:2; 28:7; 28:11; 28:20
Mark
1:2; 3:32; 10:28; 10:33; 13:21; 14:41; 15:35
Luke
1:20; 1:31; 1:36; 1:38; 1:44; 1:48; 2:9; 2:10; 2:25; 2:34; 2:48; 5:12; 5:18; 6:23; 7:25; 7:27; 7:34; 7:37; 9:30; 9:38; 10:25; 11:31; 11:41; 13:11; 13:16; 13:30; 14:2; 17:21; 17:21; 18:28; 18:31; 19:2; 19:20; 22:10; 22:38; 22:47; 23:50; 24:13
John
4:35; 13:15; 19:26
Acts
2:7; 8:27; 8:36; 9:10; 9:11; 12:7; 13:11; 16:1; 20:22; 20:25; 27:24
Romans
9:33
1 Corinthians
15:51
2 Corinthians
5:17; 6:2; 6:9; 7:11
Hebrews
2:13; 2:13; 8:8; 10:7; 10:9
James
3:4; 5:4; 5:7; 5:9; 5:11
1 Peter
2:6
Jude
1:14
Revelation
1:7; 6:2; 6:5; 6:8; 7:9; 9:12; 11:14; 12:3; 14:14; 16:15; 19:11; 21:3; 22:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2400 matches the Greek ἰδού (idou),
which occurs 213 times in 204 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 5 (Mat 1:20–Mat 26:45)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:20 - And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten is of the Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:23 - 'Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted 'With us he is God.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:9 - And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:19 - And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:17 - and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:11 - Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:4 - or, how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer I may cast out the mote from thine eye, and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:2 - and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:24 - and lo, a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but he was sleeping,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:29 - and lo, they cried out, saying, 'What -- to us and to thee, Jesus, Son of God? didst thou come hither, before the time, to afflict us?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:32 - and he saith to them, 'Go.' And having come forth, they went to the herd of the swine, and lo, the whole herd of the swine rushed down the steep, to the sea, and died in the waters,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:34 - And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on him that he might depart from their borders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:2 - and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, 'Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:3 - And lo, certain of the scribes said within themselves, 'This one doth speak evil.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:10 - And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:18 - While he is speaking these things to them, lo, a ruler having come, was bowing to him, saying that 'My daughter just now died, but, having come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:20 - and lo, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, having come to him behind, did touch the fringe of his garments,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:32 - And as they are coming forth, lo, they brought to him a man dumb, a demoniac,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 - 'Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:8 - 'But what went ye out to see? -- a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:10 - for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:19 - the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:2 - and the Pharisees having seen, said to him, 'Lo, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:10 - and lo, there was a man having the hand withered, and they questioned him, saying, 'Is it lawful to heal on the sabbaths?' that they might accuse him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:18 - 'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41 - 'Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah, and lo, a greater than Jonah here!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42 - 'A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, a greater than Solomon here!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:46 - And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren had stood without, seeking to speak to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:47 - and one said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, seeking to speak to thee.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:49

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:49 - And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:3 - and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22 - and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, 'Deal kindly with me, Sir -- Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - and lo, appear to them did Moses and Elijah, talking together with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:5 - While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:16 - And lo, one having come near, said to him, 'Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:27 - Then Peter answering said to him, 'Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:18 - 'Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - and lo, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus doth pass by, cried, saying, 'Deal kindly with us, sir -- Son of David.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:5 - 'Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:4 - 'Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 - 'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:38 - Lo, left desolate to you is your house;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:23 - 'Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:25 - Lo, I did tell you beforehand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:26 - 'If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:6 - and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:45 - then cometh he unto his disciples, and saith to them, 'Sleep on henceforth, and rest! lo, the hour hath come nigh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of sinners.

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