verb
eforamō
Strong’sG1896
I looked upon, regarded
stem efor-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* ἐπ-εῖδον 2 aor. without pres. in use;
[in LXX chiefly for רָאָה;] to regard with attention, look upon (in cl., of the gods)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1896 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist 2, infinitive ἐπιδεῖν, with no present in use, ἐφοράω being used instead, look upon, behold, see, of evils, κακὰ πόλλ᾽ ἐπιδόντα Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, ἐπιδόμενοι Refs 5th c.BC+
2 especially of the gods, look upon human affairs, Ζεὺς ἐπίδοι προφρόνως στόλον Refs 4th c.BC+; νιν Ζεὺς ἐπίδοι κοταίνων NT
3 remain seeing, i.e. live to see, τὰ τέκνα Refs 5th c.BC+; experience, χαλεπά Refs: with participle added, μηδ᾽ ἐπίδοιμι τάνδ᾽ ἀστυδρομουμέναν πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+; αὐτὸς λωβηθεὶς καὶ τοὺς αὑτοῦ ἐπιδὼν παῖδας [λωβηθέντας] Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eforataἐπεῖδεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | looked on | 1× |
| eforasarἔπιδε | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | look | 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 | eforamō | eforame | eforami | eforama | eforamē | eforamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eforasō | eforase | eforasi | eforasa | eforasē | eforaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eforatō | eforate | eforati | eforata1×ἐπεῖδεν | eforatē | eforatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eforanō | eforane | eforani | eforana | eforanē | eforanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eforavō | eforave | eforavi | eforava | eforavē | eforavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eforalō | eforale | eforali | eforala | eforalē | eforalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eforameiō | eforameia | eforameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eforaseiō | eforaseia | eforaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eforateiō | eforateia | eforateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eforaneiō | eforaneia | eforaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eforaveiō | eforaveia | eforaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eforaleiō | eforaleia | eforaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eforasōr | eforasar1×ἔπιδε | eforasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eforatōr | eforatar | eforatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eforavōr | eforavar | eforavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eforalōr | eforalar | eforalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eforamoiō | eforamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eforasoiō | eforasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eforatoiō | eforatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eforanoiō | eforanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eforavoiō | eforavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eforaloiō | eforaloia |
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 | eforarō | eforari | eforara | eforarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eforarōntos | eforarintos | eforarantos | eforarēntos |
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
efor 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
eforata“looked on”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:25“looked on”… mi poiatē kurios en hēmerai hai eforata afairara oneidem mu en anthrōpoi.“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
eforasar“look”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 4:29“look”kai teim nun, kurior, eforasar epi tain apeilain autoiu kai dōasar …And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your …