ἴδε

Matthew 25:20 ἴδε Behold

The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

Here: "Look!" He points to the money in front of them. All three servants say ἴδε (vv.20, 22, 25), but the third can only show the original sum: "look, you have what is yours."

Matthew 25:22 ἴδε Behold

The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’

Here: 'Look!' He points to the evidence and lays out the results. It is the same word the first servant used in v20.

Matthew 25:25 ἴδε Behold

So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’

Here: An interjection that points at something, said as he holds out the coin or sets it down: 'There!' The tone can sound curt, as if he is closing the account.

Matthew 26:65 ἴδε Behold

At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

Here: This was once a command, "see," but it had become an attention-grabbing "Look!" The high priest is calling on the court.

Mark 2:24 ἴδε Behold

So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

Here: A frozen command form ("see!") used as an exclamation to point at something. Here it means roughly "Look at that!": they are drawing Jesus' attention to an offence happening in front of him.

Mark 3:34 ἴδε Behold

Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Here: A pointing word that grew out of the command "see!" It means "Look!" or "There you have them!" Spoken while his eyes move around the circle, it works like an outstretched hand: these people right here are the answer to his question.

Mark 11:21 ἴδε look

Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”

Mark 13:1 ἴδε behold

As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”

Mark 13:21 ἴδε ἴδε behold

At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

Here: An excited, attention-grabbing cry, the voice of breaking news. In Mark it echoes a disciple's 'Look, Teacher, what stones!' at 13:1 that started this whole discourse.

Mark 15:4 ἴδε See

Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

Here: An interjection that grew out of the command “see.” Pilate is pointing at the pile of charges, as if to say “Look at all this!”

Mark 15:35 ἴδε, behold,

When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

Here: A frozen form of the verb 'see' used as an everyday attention-getter, like 'Look!' or 'Hey, listen!'. Here it is more like street talk than a solemn announcement, and it fits a jeering or excited tone.

Mark 16:6 ἴδε Behold

But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.

Here: A command form of "see" that had hardened into an exclamation, which is why it is singular though spoken to several women. It invites them to check with their own eyes.

John 1:29 ἴδε Behold

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Here: A word that points: 'There! Look at him!' It is grammatically frozen and does not change form for the object. It works as a herald's announcement to the people standing around.

John 1:36 ἴδε Behold

When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

Here: A fixed exclamation that started out as the command 'see!'. It points at something and demands attention: 'There! That one!' It is a word of pointing, not a formal 'behold.'

John 1:47 ἴδε Behold

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

Here: An attention-getter ('Look!', 'See here!'), originally a command form of 'see'. It echoes Philip's 'come and see' and John the Baptist's 'Look, the Lamb of God' (1:29, 36).

John 3:26 ἴδε behold

So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”

Here: A word for grabbing attention, coming after the long build-up: 'look!' The tone here is alarm or protest, not wonder. It ironically echoes John's own 'Look, the Lamb of God!' (1:29, 36).

John 5:14 ἴδε Behold

Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

Here: An attention-getter, like "Look," or "Notice this." It points the man to the plain fact of his own restored body before the command comes.

John 7:26 ἴδε behold

Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?

John 11:3 ἴδε behold

So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

Here: A word that grabs attention: 'look', 'listen', 'take note'. It makes the message urgent and points Jesus straight at the situation, without spelling out a request.

John 11:36 ἴδε Behold

Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

Here: This is a word for calling attention, built from the verb "to see." It points at something visible, here the tears running down Jesus' face.

John 12:19 ἴδε Behold

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: A frozen form of the verb “see” used as an exclamation, something like “Look at that!” It points to the scene in front of them: the crowds around Jesus.

John 16:29 ἴδε Behold

His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.

Here: An exclamation that grabs attention, roughly "There!" or "Look at that!". It carries the disciples' excited sense that something has finally clicked.

John 18:21 ἴδε behold

Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”

Here: An interjection that grabs attention, as if pointing. It can mean 'you see, obviously' or physically point at people nearby (see debates).

John 19:4 ἴδε Behold

Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”

Here: A word that grabs attention, something like "Look here". It is the first of a string of "Look/Behold" announcements in the scene: "Behold the man" (19:5) and "Behold your King" (19:14).

John 19:14 ἴδε Behold

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

Here: A fixed exclamation ('Look!'). It stays singular even though Pilate is speaking to a crowd. It is the same word as in 'Look, the Lamb of God!' (1:29) and close to 'Look, the man!' (19:5).

John 19:26 ἴδε behold

When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

Here: A fixed interjection that presents someone: "look, here is...". Here it works like a declaration that makes something so. From now on, this man is to be her son.

John 19:27 ἴδε behold

Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

Here: Originally the command 'see!', but by this period it had become a fixed exclamation. The noun after it is in the subject form, not the object form, so it works like 'Here is…' It presents and declares something; it is not an instruction to look at someone.

Romans 11:22 Ἴδε Behold

Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

Here: A frozen command form of 'see', used as an attention-grabber. Paul tells the reader to stop and actually take in what the olive-tree picture shows about God.

Galatians 5:2 Ἴδε Behold

Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

Here: A spoken 'Look here!' that grabs attention. This is the only place Paul uses this form in his letters (elsewhere he uses ἰδού, as in Gal 1:20), so the sentence starts as a sharp, deliberate warning.