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ἀφοράω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀφοράω
Greek transliteration: 
aphoraō
Simplified transliteration: 
aphorao
Principal Parts: 
-, ἀπεῖδον, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
542
GK Number: 
927
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(1a)
Gloss: 
to fix one's eyes; look away
Definition: 
to view with undivided attention, by looking away from every other object; to regard fixedly and earnestly, Heb. 12:2; to see distinctly, Phil. 2:23*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀφοράω

Philippians 2:23 Therefore I hope to send him just as soon as I see (aphidō | ἀφίδω | aor act subj 1 sg) how things will turn out for me;
Hebrews 12:2 fixing our gaze (aphorōntes | ἀφορῶντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) upon Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who rather than the joy set before him endured a cross, disregarding its shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.