Gloss
look!, suddenly, now; here, there; this particle is used to enliven a Hebrew narrative style, by marking the change of a scene, or emphasize some detail or idea, and is not always translated
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἰδού
Greek transliteration
idou
Simplified transliteration
idou
Principal Parts
Numbers
Strong's number
2400
GK Number
2627
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
200
Definition
aorist middle imperative of εἶ\δον used as an interjection, Look! See! Lo! Mt. 1:23; Lk. 1:38; Acts 8:36
Greek-English Concordance for ἰδού
| Revelation 4:1 | After this I looked, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” |
| Revelation 4:2 | Immediately I was in the spirit, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a throne was standing in heaven and one sitting on the throne! |
| Revelation 5:5 | Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look (idou | ἰδού | interjection), the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has won the victory so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” |
| Revelation 6:2 | I looked, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a white horse! And the one seated on it had a bow; and there was given to him a crown, and he went out conquering and to conquer. |
| Revelation 6:5 | And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And I looked, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. |
| Revelation 6:8 | And I looked, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades was following with him. And authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth. |
| Revelation 7:9 | After this I looked, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a vast multitude that no one could count, people from every nation, tribe, cultural group, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, |
| Revelation 9:12 | The first woe has passed; behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), two woes are yet to come after this. |
| Revelation 11:14 | The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon. |
| Revelation 12:3 | Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven crowns. |
| Revelation 14:1 | Then I looked, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I saw a Lamb standing on Mount Zion; and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. |
| Revelation 14:14 | Then I looked, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man. He had a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. |
| Revelation 16:15 | (“Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes at hand, so that he will not be caught naked and his shameful condition be seen.”) |
| Revelation 19:11 | Then I saw heaven opened, and behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), a white horse! The one riding it is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war. |
| Revelation 21:3 | And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), the dwelling place of God is with man, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and he will be with them as their God. |
| Revelation 21:5 | And the one seated on the throne said, “Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I am making all things new.” And he said, “Write it down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” |
| Revelation 22:7 | “Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” |
| Revelation 22:12 | “Behold (idou | ἰδού | interjection), I am coming soon, and my recompense is with me, to repay everyone according to what he has done. |
