ἸΔΕΣΘΑΙ, ἰδεσθαι
IDESTHAI, idesthai
Sounds Like: ee-DEH-sthai
Translations: to see, to behold, to perceive, to look at
From the root: ΕΙΔΟΝ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the aorist middle infinitive form of the verb 'εἶδον' (eidon), meaning 'to see' or 'to behold'. It is used to express the action of seeing or perceiving something, often with an emphasis on the act of observation itself rather than the result. It can be used in various contexts where visual perception is involved.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1492 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:173
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 3:1
From the same root
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