θεωρέω

Matthew 27:55 θεωροῦσαι looking on

And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

Here: This verb means attentive, sustained looking, the kind of watching a spectator does. The present tense describes watching that went on: they kept looking. Matthew uses the same verb in 28:1, when the women come 'to see' the tomb. They are the watchers who connect the cross to the empty tomb.

Matthew 28:1 θεωρῆσαι to see

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

Here: 'To look at' or 'to watch'. The form gives the purpose of the trip. The same verb described these women 'watching' the crucifixion from a distance (27:55), and Matthew uses it to mark them as eyewitnesses at every stage. Unlike Mark and Luke, he says nothing about spices.

Mark 3:11 ἐθεώρουν, they were seeing

And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

Here: To look at, watch or catch sight of. The tense describes repeated action: each time Jesus came into view, the reaction followed.

Mark 5:15 θεωροῦσιν see

When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Here: Again present tense ('they see'). The verb means looking closely, watching as a spectator. They stand and take in the sight.

Mark 5:38 θεωρεῖ He beholds

When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

Here: "He watches" or "he takes in". The verb means looking at a scene as it unfolds, not a passing glance. The verb is singular: the camera now follows Jesus.

Mark 12:41 ἐθεώρει He was watching

As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

Here: 'He was watching.' The verb means looking closely, as a spectator does, and the tense shows the watching went on for a while. Jesus is studying the scene.

Mark 15:40 θεωροῦσαι looking on

And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

Here: Present participle, so the watching was steady and continuing. It is more than a glance: they took in what was happening. Mark uses the same verb when they watch where the body is laid (15:47) and when they look at the rolled-away stone (16:4).

Mark 15:47 ἐθεώρουν were watching

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

Here: An imperfect tense, which describes ongoing action: 'they were watching', looking on with steady attention through the burial, not just glancing. It is the same verb used for their watching at the cross (15:40) and at the tomb on Sunday (16:4).

Mark 16:4 θεωροῦσιν they see

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.

Luke 10:18 ἐθεώρουν I was beholding

So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Here: Imperfect tense, so the watching went on over a period: "I was watching." Most read it as running alongside the mission the disciples have just described. While they were driving out demons, Jesus was seeing what it meant. The verb is used for attentive looking and can also cover visionary seeing.

Luke 14:29 θεωροῦντες seeing [it]

Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

Luke 21:6 θεωρεῖτε, you are beholding,

“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

Here: Present tense, "you are gazing at," right now. The verb is used for spectators watching a sight, so it fits the disciples standing and admiring the buildings like visitors.

Luke 23:35 θεωρῶν. beholding.

The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

Here: 'Watching': looking at something as a spectacle. It echoes Psalm 22:7 in the Greek Old Testament ('all who watch me sneer at me') and looks ahead to 23:48, where the crowds who came to 'this spectacle' go home beating their breasts.

Luke 23:48 θεωρήσαντες having seen

And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

Luke 24:37 θεωρεῖν. to see.

But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

Luke 24:39 θεωρεῖτε you see

Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

Here: Present tense, 'you are looking at'. It picks up v.37, where they 'thought they were looking at (theōrein) a spirit'. The same act of looking should now correct their conclusion.

John 2:23 θεωροῦντες beholding

While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.

Here: 'Watching'. This is a present participle (an '-ing' verb) and it gives the grounds of their belief: they believed as they kept seeing. It suggests spectators looking on.

John 4:19 θεωρῶ I understand

“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

John 6:2 ἐθεώρουν they were experiencing

A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.

Here: "They were watching," again an ongoing past tense. It is the sustained looking of onlookers. The verb switches to plural: the crowd moves as one body (singular "was following") but watches as many individual pairs of eyes.

John 6:19 θεωροῦσιν they see

When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.

Here: Present tense in a past-tense story ('they see'), which puts the reader in the boat at the moment of sighting. The verb means watching something attentively as it unfolds, not a passing glance.

John 6:40 θεωρῶν is beholding

For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Here: An ongoing, attentive looking at the Son, not a passing glance. In verse 36 the crowd has “seen” and not believed, so the seeing here is the kind that leads to trust.

John 6:62 θεωρῆτε you shall see

Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

Here: Present tense with 'if': 'if you are watching'. The verb suggests looking on at something as it happens, the way a spectator does. John often uses it for seeing that can lead to understanding, or that fails to.

John 7:3 θεωρήσουσιν will see

So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

John 8:51 θεωρήσῃ shall he see

Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”

Here: 'See death' is a Hebrew idiom for undergoing death (Ps 89:48; Luke 2:26). Theōreō is a verb of gazing and noticing, so the picture is of looking death in the face.

John 9:8 θεωροῦντες having seen

At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

John 10:12 θεωρεῖ he sees

The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

Here: He sees the danger clearly and in time. He is not taken by surprise. The present tense makes the scene vivid: he watches it come.

John 12:19 θεωρεῖτε You see

Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”

Here: In Greek this form can be either a statement (“You see …”) or a command (“See …!”). Either way it means “take a good look, it's obvious”: they are watching the crowds with their own eyes.

John 12:45 θεωρῶν θεωρεῖ beholding, he beholds

And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

Here: A present participle, so the seeing is ongoing: 'the one who keeps looking.' The verb means attentive watching, not a glance. In John it can mean plain eyesight or seeing that grasps who Jesus is. Here it is the second kind, because it stands in parallel with 'believing' in verse 44.

John 14:17 θεωρεῖ it does see

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

Here: 'Beholds' or 'perceives', a steady looking that grasps what is seen. The present tense means the world never perceives him. Compare 14:19: 'the world will no longer behold me, but you behold me.'

John 14:19 θεωρεῖ, θεωρεῖτέ sees,, see

In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.

Here: Present tense used of an event very close at hand: 'is no longer seeing', meaning 'will very soon not see'. The point is ordinary seeing with the eyes: after the cross, the outsider world will not set eyes on Jesus again.

John 16:10 θεωρεῖτέ you behold

in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;

Here: Present tense used for the very near future: "you are no longer seeing me" in the sense of "you will not see me any more." It is the ordinary seeing of someone physically present, and verse 16 picks it up again in the riddle about "a little while."

John 16:16 θεωρεῖτέ you do behold

In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”

Here: Present tense: "you are beholding". Here it is used for something about to happen ("you are about to stop watching me"). The verb describes the ongoing, attentive watching the disciples have had of Jesus in the flesh during his ministry.

John 16:17 θεωρεῖτέ you do behold

Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

Here: A present tense used for something about to happen: "you are (soon) not watching me". The word suggests ordinary, ongoing looking at someone who is physically present.

John 16:19 θεωρεῖτέ you do behold

Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?

Here: A present tense used for something about to happen: "you no longer see me." It refers to his being taken from their sight in arrest, death and burial.

John 17:24 θεωρῶσιν they may behold

Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

Here: 'They may behold'. The verb means attentive, ongoing watching, a gaze rather than a glance. The present form suggests continuing contemplation.

John 20:6 θεωρεῖ sees

Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.

Here: "Looks at" or "observes." It is another present tense. The verb usually means watching with attention, as a spectator does, which suits a man standing inside and taking in what is there. In v. 5 the other disciple only "sees" (βλέπει) from outside.

John 20:12 θεωρεῖ she sees

and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.

Here: Present tense inside a past-tense story (the 'historic present'). It puts the reader in the moment: 'she sees'. The verb means looking with attention. It does not mean she understands what she sees (compare v.14, where she 'sees' Jesus and does not recognise him).

John 20:14 θεωρεῖ she sees

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

Here: A present-tense verb in a past-tense story ('she sees'), which puts the moment before the reader's eyes. The verb means looking at something on purpose, not glimpsing it. Mary is looking straight at him.

Acts 3:16 θεωρεῖτε you see

By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.

Here: Present tense: 'you are looking at him right now.' A spectator's gaze; the crowd had come running to stare (v. 11).

Acts 4:13 Θεωροῦντες Seeing

When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

Here: Present participle: the council members are watching closely as Peter speaks. The verb stresses attentive looking, the way a spectator watches something unfold, not a passing glance.

Acts 7:56 θεωρῶ I see

“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

Here: The present tense means 'I am seeing'. This is a running report of a vision still going on, not a memory. The verb suggests seeing with attention, as a spectator watches.

Acts 8:13 θεωρῶν Beholding

Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.

Acts 9:7 θεωροῦντες. seeing.

The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.

Acts 10:11 θεωρεῖ he beholds

He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

Here: Present tense in a past-tense story: 'he sees.' It puts the reader inside the vision as it happens. The verb means watching something closely as it unfolds, not a passing glance.

Acts 17:16 θεωροῦντος seeing

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.

Here: 'As he kept looking at'. This is a lingering, attentive kind of watching, the word family behind 'theatre'. The provocation grows out of what Paul sees day after day as he walks the city.

Acts 17:22 θεωρῶ· I behold;

Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

Acts 19:26 θεωρεῖτε you see

And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

Here: Present tense, 'you are watching.' The craftsmen are watching it happen right now; this is not rumour but something in front of their eyes, probably in falling sales.

Acts 20:38 θεωρεῖν. to see.

They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

Here: A present infinitive for seeing over and over. It is the continued sight of him that ends.

Acts 21:20 θεωρεῖς You see

When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

Here: "You see." It appeals to what Paul knows or can observe for himself in Jerusalem, especially at Pentecost (20:16). It is close to "you are aware".

Acts 25:24 θεωρεῖτε you see

Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

Acts 27:10 θεωρῶ I understand

“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

Acts 28:6 θεωρούντων seeing

The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

Hebrews 7:4 Θεωρεῖτε do consider

Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

1 John 3:17 θεωρῇ may see

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

Here: He sees, and keeps seeing. The verb often means looking with attention, like a spectator. The need is in front of his eyes, so he cannot plead ignorance.

Revelation 11:11 θεωροῦντας beholding

But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

Here: An ongoing action: 'those who were watching'. These are the onlookers from 'peoples, tribes, tongues and nations' who had been gazing at the corpses as a spectacle (v. 9). The ones who came to stare see the dead get up.

Revelation 11:12 ἐθεώρησαν beheld

And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.

Here: "Watched", the way spectators look on. The same verb is used in v. 11 for the onlookers. The people who stared at the corpses now have to watch them rise.