Greek verb · G2300
θεάομαι
theaomaitheh-ah'-om-ahee
to look at
20 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: theáomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2300is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 12spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2300
to look closely at, i.e. (by implication) perceive (literally or figuratively); by extension to visit
The King James renders it: behold, look (upon), see.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
theaomai is rendered "to look at". It stands 20 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Six of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
- The Greek text spells it twelve different ways.
The first use
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:1θεαθῆναι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- to see4
- having seen3
- to be seen2
- beheld1
- do see1
- has seen1
- have seen1
- having beheld1
- He saw1
- I have beheld1
- saw1
- we beheld1
and 2 more, 20 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 20, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
12 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- θεάσασθαι4
- ἐθεασάμεθα2
- ἐθεάσαντο2
- θεαθῆναι2
- θεασάμενοι2
- θεασάμενος2
- ἐθεάσασθε1
- ἐθεάσατο1
- θεάσασθε1
- τεθέαμαι1
- τεθεάμεθα1
- τεθέαται1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)4V-ADN
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person plural2V-ADI-1P
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-ADI-3P
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-ADP-NPM
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-ADP-NSM
- verb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)2V-APN
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-ADI-2P
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-ADI-3S
- verb · aorist middle form, command · 2nd person plural1V-ADM-2P
- verb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person plural1V-RNI-1P
- verb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular1V-RNI-1S
- verb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-RNI-3S
Matthew
four uses
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
- θεαθῆναιtheathenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be seen
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
- θεάσασθαιtheasasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to see
But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
- θεάσασθαιtheasasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to see
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
- θεαθῆναιtheathenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be seen
Luke
three uses
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
- ἐθεάσατοetheasatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He saw
After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
- θεάσασθαιtheasasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to see
The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
- ἐθεάσαντοetheasantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: saw
John
six uses
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- ἐθεασάμεθαetheasamethaverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we beheld
Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
- τεθέαμαιtetheamaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have beheld
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
- θεασάμενοςtheasamenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having beheld
Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
- θεάσασθεtheasastheverb · aorist middle form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do see
When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
- θεασάμενοςtheasamenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having seen
Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.
- θεασάμενοιtheasamenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having seen
Acts
three uses
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
- ἐθεάσασθεetheasastheverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you beheld
When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
- θεασάμενοιtheasamenoiverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having seen
My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
- ἐθεάσαντοetheasantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: beheld
Romans
one use
I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
- θεάσασθαιtheasasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to see
1 John
three uses
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
- ἐθεασάμεθαetheasamethaverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we have gazed upon
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- τεθέαταιtetheataiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has seen
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- τεθεάμεθαtetheamethaverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: have seen
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.