θεωρέωtheōréō

to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge))

Greek (New Testament) · G2334

Meanings

1. (classical Greek), to look at, gaze, behold: absolutely, Matthew 27:55, Mark 15:40, Luke 23:35; followed by πῶς, Mark 12:41; ποῦ, Mark 15:47; with accusative of person, John 6:40, John 6:62, John 12:45, John 16:10-19, Acts 3:16, Acts 20:38, Acts 25:24, Revelation 11:11, Revelation 11:12; id. with participle, Mark 5:15, Luke 10:18, John 6:19, John 10:12, John 20:12, John 20:14, 1 John 3:17; with accusative of thing, Matthew 28:1, Luke 14:29, Luke 21:6, Luke 23:48, John 2:23, John 6:2, John 7:3, Acts 4:13, Acts 8:13; id. with participle, John 20:6, Acts 7:56, Acts 10:11; followed by ὅτι, Acts 19:26.

2. In popular lang., in present and imperfect = ὁράω, to see, perceive, discern: followed by ὅτι, Mark 16:4, John 4:19, John 12:19, Acts 19:26, Acts 27:10; πόσαι, Acts 21:20; πηλίκος, Hebrews 7:4; with accusative of thing, Mark 5:38; id. with participle, Acts 17:16, Acts 28:6; with accusative of person, Mark 3:11, John 14:19, Acts 9:7, Acts 17:22; πνεῦμα, Luke 24:37; τὸ π., John 14:17; followed by ὅτι, John 9:8; with participle, Luke 24:39.

3. Hebraistically, to experience, partake of: τ. θάνατον, John 8:51 (cf. Psalms 89:49); τ. δόξαν, John 17:24 (cf. ἀνα-, παρα-θερρέω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 58 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 27:55 And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance.
  • Matthew 28:1 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.
  • Mark 3:11 And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!”
  • Mark 5:15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
  • Mark 5:38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.
  • Mark 12:41 Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.