verb
atenizamō
Greekἀτενίζω (atenizō)
Strong’sG816
I direct my gaze, look steadily
stem ateniz-14 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀτενίζω
(< ἀτενής, strained, intent; < τείνω), [in LXX: I Es 6:28, III Mac 2:26*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G816 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidat-en-id'-zo
to gaze intently
Fromfrom a compound of G1 (as a particle of union) and τείνω (to stretch);
King Jamesbehold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| atenizavōἀτενίζετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | stare | 1× |
| atenizaraἀτενίσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | gazing | 2× |
| atenizarōtoisἀτενίζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | fixed | 2× |
| atenizaratosἀτενίσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | looked intently | 7× |
| atenizaratasἀτενίσασα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | looked closely | 1× |
| atenizaratoisἀτενίσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | looked intently | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | atenizamō | atenizame | atenizami | atenizama | atenizamē | atenizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | atenizasō | atenizase | atenizasi | atenizasa | atenizasē | atenizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | atenizatō | atenizate | atenizati | atenizata | atenizatē | atenizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | atenizanō | atenizane | atenizani | atenizana | atenizanē | atenizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | atenizavō1×ἀτενίζετε | atenizave | atenizavi | atenizava | atenizavē | atenizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | atenizalō | atenizale | atenizali | atenizala | atenizalē | atenizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | atenizameiō | atenizameia | atenizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | atenizaseiō | atenizaseia | atenizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | atenizateiō | atenizateia | atenizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | atenizaneiō | atenizaneia | atenizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | atenizaveiō | atenizaveia | atenizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | atenizaleiō | atenizaleia | atenizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | atenizasōr | atenizasar | atenizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | atenizatōr | atenizatar | atenizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | atenizavōr | atenizavar | atenizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | atenizalōr | atenizalar | atenizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | atenizamoiō | atenizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | atenizasoiō | atenizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | atenizatoiō | atenizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | atenizanoiō | atenizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | atenizavoiō | atenizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | atenizaloiō | atenizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | atenizarō | atenizari | atenizara2×ἀτενίσαι | atenizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 11 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | atenizarōtos2× | atenizaritos | atenizaratos9×ἀτενίσας | atenizarētos |
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
ateniz 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
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
atenizavō“stare”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 3:12“stare”horaratos de tos Petros apokrineta pros ton laon; Anēroir Israēlitoir, tinem thaumazavō epi houte, ē ni tinem atenizavō hōs idia dunamia ē eusebeia poiarētoi teu peripatarō auton?And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
atenizara“gazing”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
2 Corinthians 3:7“look steadily”Ei de tas diakonias tou thanatou en grammei entupirētas lithoi ginita en doxa, hōste mē dunerō atenizara toin huioin Israēl eis tem prosōpem Mōusou dia tan doxan teu prosōpeu autou tan katargirōtan,Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
2 Corinthians 3:13“gazing”kai ouk kathaper Mōusos tithate kalummem epi tem prosōpem autou, pros tem mē atenizara toin huioin Israēl eis tem telem teu katargirōteu.We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
atenizarōtois“fixed”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Luke 4:20“fixed”kai ptussaratos tem bibliem apodōaratos to hupēreto kathizata; kai pantoiu tois ofthalmois en ta sunagōga ale atenizarōtois auto.Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
Acts 1:10“gazing”kai hōs atenizarōtois ale eis ton ouranon poreuerōtou autou, kai idou anērois duo paristanalelē autoi en esthai leukai,They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
atenizaratos“looked intently”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine7×
Acts 3:4“looked intently”atenizaratos de Petros eis auton sun to Iōanno legata; Blepasar eis nin.Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
Acts 7:55“gazed”huparcharōtos de plēros pneumeu hagieu atenizaratos eis ton ouranon horata doxan theou kai Iēsun histanarēton ek dexeiu tou theou,But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Acts 10:4“stared”tos de atenizaratos auto kai emfobos gineratos legata; Tinem atō, kurior? legata de auto; Tais proseuchais su kai tais eleēmosunais su anabainala eis mnēmosunem emprosthen tou theou;Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
Acts 11:6“looked closely”eis han atenizaratos katanoame kai horama teim tetrapodeim tau gēau kai teim thēreim kai teim herpeteim kai teim peteineim tou ouranou;I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
Acts 13:9“looked intently”Saulos de, tos kai Paulos, pimplēiratos pneumeu hagieu atenizaratos eis autonThen Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas
Acts 14:9“looking intently”houtos akouata tou Paulou lalarōtou; hos atenizaratos auto kai horaratos hoti echatō pistian teu sōziraThis man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
Acts 23:1“looking intently”atenizaratos de tos Paulos te sunedrie legata; Anēroir adelfoir, mis panta suneidēsia agatha politeuemē to theo achri houtau tau hēmerau.Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
atenizaratas“looked closely”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 22:56“looked closely”horaratas de auton paidiskas tinas katherōton pros tem fōtem kai atenizaratas auto legata; Kai houtos sun auto ate;A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
atenizaratois“looked intently”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 6:15“looked intently”kai atenizaratois eis auton pantois tois kathezerōtois en te sunedrie horala tem prosōpem autou hōsei prosōpem angelou.All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.