verb

aforamō

Greekἀφοράω (aforaō)

Strong’sG872

I look away from

stem afor-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

looking1×see1×

What it means

ἀφ-οράω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: IV Mac 17:10 (είς θεόν)*;]

(a) to look away from all else at, fix one's gaze upon: metaph. (MM, s.v.), He 12:2;

(b) simply, to see: ἀφίδω (v.s. ἀπεῖδον, and Lft., Phl., in l.; MM, s.v.), Phl 2:23 (v. Ellic., in l.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G872 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidaf-or-ah'-o

to consider attentively

Fromfrom G575 and G3708;

King Jameslook.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
aforameiaἀφίδω	happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular	see	1×
aforarōtoisἀφορῶντες	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine	looking	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	aforamō	aforame	aforami	aforama	aforamē	aforamelē
you 2nd person singular	aforasō	aforase	aforasi	aforasa	aforasē	aforaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	aforatō	aforate	aforati	aforata	aforatē	aforatelē
we 1st person plural	aforanō	aforane	aforani	aforana	aforanē	aforanelē
ye 2nd person plural	aforavō	aforave	aforavi	aforava	aforavē	aforavelē
they 3rd person plural	aforalō	aforale	aforali	aforala	aforalē	aforalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	aforameiō	aforameia1×ἀφίδω	aforameiē
you 2nd person singular	aforaseiō	aforaseia	aforaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	aforateiō	aforateia	aforateiē
we 1st person plural	aforaneiō	aforaneia	aforaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	aforaveiō	aforaveia	aforaveiē
they 3rd person plural	aforaleiō	aforaleia	aforaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	aforasōr	aforasar	aforasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	aforatōr	aforatar	aforatēr
ye 2nd person plural	aforavōr	aforavar	aforavēr
they 3rd person plural	aforalōr	aforalar	aforalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	aforamoiō	aforamoia
you 2nd person singular	aforasoiō	aforasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	aforatoiō	aforatoia
we 1st person plural	aforanoiō	aforanoia
ye 2nd person plural	aforavoiō	aforavoia
they 3rd person plural	aforaloiō	aforaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	aforarō	aforari	aforara	aforarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	aforarōtos1×	aforaritos	aforaratos	aforarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

aforstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

afor is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

aforameia“see”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×

Philippians 2:23“see”houton men oun elpizamō pempara hōs an aforameia teim peri min exautēs;So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.

aforarōtois“looking”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Hebrews 12:2“looking”aforarōtois eis ton tau pistiau archēgon kai teleiōton Iēsun, hos anti tau prokeierōtau auto charau hupomenata stauron aischunau katafronaratos, en dexa tē tou thronou tou theou kathizatē.Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.