Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἰδού

Interjection; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἰδού

Etym.: 2nd sg mid imperat of ei)do/mhn, as adv.

Sense

  1. lo!, behold!
  2. (in giving or offering a thing) there! take it!
  3. (in repeating another's words quizzingly)

Examples

  • καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεόσ. ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ὑμῖν πάντα χόρτον σπόριμον σπεῖρον σπέρμα, ὅ ἐστιν ἐπάνω πάσησ τῆσ γῆσ, καὶ πᾶν ξύλον, ὃ ἔχει ἐν ἑαυτῷ καρπὸν σπέρματοσ σπορίμου, ὑμῖν ἔσται εἰσ βρῶσιν. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 1:29)
  • καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεὸσ τὰ πάντα, ὅσα ἐποίησε, καὶ ἰδοὺ καλὰ λίαν. καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα καὶ ἐγένετο πρωί̈, ἡμέρα ἕκτη. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 1:31)
  • καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεόσ. ἰδοὺ Ἀδὰμ γέγονεν ὡσ εἷσ ἐξ ἡμῶν, τοῦ γινώσκειν καλὸν καὶ πονηρόν. καὶ νῦν μή ποτε ἐκτείνῃ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ καὶ λάβῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου τῆσ ζωῆσ καὶ φάγῃ καὶ ζήσεται εἰσ τὸν αἰῶνα. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 3:22)
  • καὶ εἶπε Κύριοσ ὁ Θεὸσ τῷ Νῶε. καιρὸσ παντὸσ ἀνθρώπου ἥκει ἐναντίον μου, ὅτι ἐπλήσθη ἡ γῆ ἀδικίασ ἀπ̓ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ καταφθείρω αὐτοὺσ καὶ τὴν γῆν. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 6:13)
  • ἐγὼ δὲ ἰδοὺ ἐπάγω τὸν κατακλυσμόν, ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καταφθεῖραι πᾶσαν σάρκα, ἐν ᾗ ἐστι πνεῦμα ζωῆσ, ὑποκάτω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. καὶ ὅσα ἐὰν ᾖ ἐπὶ τῆσ γῆσ, τελευτήσει. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 6:17)

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