Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

ἰδού

Vocabulary form: 
ijdouv
Definition: 
See! Behold!
Frequency: 
200
GK: 
2627
Mnemonic Singing: 
Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of the virgin
Notes: 
This form of the verb is actually the aorist middle imperative form of ei\don, but it is used so many times in this particular form that we thought it best to view it as a separate word.

Biblical Concordance

Luke 14:2 it happened that a certain man suffering from dropsy was right there in front of him.
Luke 15:29 but he answered his father, ‘Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), these many years I have served you, and I never disregarded a command of yours, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
Luke 17:21 Nor will they say, ‘Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
Luke 17:23 And they will say to you, ‘Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), there!’ or, ‘Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), here!’ Do not go out or pursue them.
Luke 18:28 Then Peter said, “Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), we have left what was ours and followed you.”
Luke 18:31 Taking the twelve aside, he said to them, “See (idou | ἰδού | interjection), we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets regarding the Son of Man will be carried out.
Luke 19:2 There (idou | ἰδού | interjection) was a man called by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
Luke 19:8 Zacchaeus, as he stood there, said to the Lord, “Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), half of what I own, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will repay fourfold.”
Luke 19:20 Then the other came, saying, ‘Master, look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), your mina that I kept laid away in a piece of cloth,
Luke 22:10 He said to them, “Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house into which he enters
Luke 22:21 “But see (idou | ἰδού | interjection), the hand of the one who will betray me is with me on the table.
Luke 22:31 Simon, Simon! Pay attention! (idou | ἰδού | interjection) Satan has demanded permission to have all of you for himself, to sift you like wheat,
Luke 22:38 So they said, “Lord, look! (idou | ἰδού | interjection) Here are two swords.” Then he told them, “It is enough.”
Luke 22:47 While he was still speaking, there (idou | ἰδού | interjection) came a crowd, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming on ahead of them. He went up to Jesus to kiss him,
Luke 23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was trying to mislead the people. And indeed (idou | ἰδού | interjection), having examined him in your presence, I found no basis for your charges against this man.
Luke 23:15 For that matter, neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), nothing deserving death has been done by him.
Luke 23:29 For the days are surely coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never gave birth and the breasts that never nursed!’
Luke 23:50 Now there (idou | ἰδού | interjection) was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man.
Luke 24:4 It happened that, while they were wondering about this, suddenly (idou | ἰδού | interjection) two men stood beside them dressed in dazzling attire.
Luke 24:13 Now on that same day two of them were on their way to a village about seven miles from Jerusalem, Emmaus by name.
Luke 24:49 And behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I am sending the promise of my Father upon you, but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
John 4:35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? But (idou | ἰδού | interjection) I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields; they are white, ready for harvest.
John 12:15 “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion; behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!”
John 16:32 Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own place, and you will leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
John 19:5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe; and Pilate said to them, “Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), the man!”
Acts 1:10 And while they were gazing into the sky, as he was going, behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), two men stood by them in white robes,
Acts 2:7 And they were amazed and wondered, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
Acts 5:9 And Peter said to her, “Why is it that you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! (idou | ἰδού | interjection) The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
Acts 5:25 And someone came and reported to them, “Look! (idou | ἰδού | interjection) The men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.”
Acts 5:28 saying, “We gave you a strict order to stop teaching in this name. Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring on us the blood of this man.”
Acts 7:56 And he said, “Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
Acts 8:27 And he rose and went. And there was (idou | ἰδού | interjection) an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship
Acts 8:36 And as they traveled along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! (idou | ἰδού | interjection) Water! What prevents me from being baptized?”
Acts 9:10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he replied, “Here (idou | ἰδού | interjection) I am, Lord.”
Acts 9:11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for even (idou | ἰδού | interjection) now he is praying,
Acts 10:17 Now while Peter was perplexed within himself as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), the men sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate
Acts 10:19 As Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), three men are looking for you.
Acts 10:21 And Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for which you have come?”
Acts 10:30 And Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a man stood before me in bright clothing
Acts 11:11 And behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), at that very moment three men arrived at the house, in which we were, sent from Caesarea to me.
Acts 12:7 And behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He struck the side of Peter and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.
Acts 13:11 And now, behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately fell upon him mist and darkness, and as he went about he sought someone to lead him by the hand.
Acts 13:25 And as John was completing his ministry, he said repeatedly, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he. But behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals for his feet.’
Acts 13:46 Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.
Acts 16:1 Paul went also to Derbe and to Lystra; and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a converted Jewish woman, whose father was a Greek.
Acts 20:22 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
Acts 20:25 “And now I know that none of you will see my face again, you among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom.
Acts 27:24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), God has granted you as a gift all those who sail with you.’
Romans 9:33 as it is written, “Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I am laying in Zion a stone that makes them stumble and a rock that trips them up; but the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
1 Corinthians 15:51 Listen (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I tell you a mystery: we will not all die, but we will all be changed —

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