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Lexicon :: Strong's G816 - atenizō

Aa
ἀτενίζω
Transliteration
atenizō (Key)
Pronunciation
at-en-id'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of ἄλφα (G1) (as a particle of union) and teino (to stretch)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀτενίζω atenízō, at-en-id'-zo; from a compound of G1 (as a particle of union) and τείνω teínō (to stretch); to gaze intently:—behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G816 in the following manner: look steadfastly (2x), behold steadfastly (2x), fasten (one's) eyes (2x), look earnestly on (1x), look earnestly upon (1x), look up steadfastly (1x), behold earnestly (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G816 in the following manner: look steadfastly (2x), behold steadfastly (2x), fasten (one's) eyes (2x), look earnestly on (1x), look earnestly upon (1x), look up steadfastly (1x), behold earnestly (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. to fix the eyes on, gaze upon

  2. to look into anything

  3. metaph. to fix one's mind on one as an example

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀτενίζω atenízō, at-en-id'-zo; from a compound of G1 (as a particle of union) and τείνω teínō (to stretch); to gaze intently:—behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.
STRONGS G816:
ἀτενίζω; 1 aorist ἠτένισα; (from ἀτενής stretched, intent, and this from τείνω and α intensive; [yet cf. Winers Grammar, § 16, 4; Buttmann, a. at the end, and under the word Α, α, 3]); to fix the eyes on, gaze upon: with the dative of person, Luke 4:20; Luke 22:56; Acts 3:12; Acts 10:4; Acts 14:9; Acts 23:1; followed by εἰς with an accusative of person, Acts 3:4; Acts 6:15; Acts 13:9; metaphorically, to fix one's mind on one as an example, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 9, 2; εἴς τι, Acts 1:10; Acts 7:55; 2 Corinthians 3:7, 13; εἴς τι, to look into anything, Acts 11:6. (3 Macc. 2:26. [Aristotle], Polybius 6, 11, 5 [i. e. 6, 11a, 12 Dindorf]; Diodorus 3, 39 [Dindorf ἐνατ.]; Josephus, b. j. 5, 12, 3; Lucian, cont. 16, others)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
4:20; 22:56
Acts
1:10; 3:4; 3:12; 6:15; 7:55; 10:4; 11:6; 13:9; 14:9; 23:1
2 Corinthians
3:7; 3:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G816 matches the Greek ἀτενίζω (atenizō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:20 - And He closed G4428 the [fn]book, G975 gave G591 it back G591 to the attendant G5257 and sat G2523 down; G2523 and the eyes G3788 of all G3956 in the synagogue G4864 were fixed G816 on Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:56

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:56 - And a servant-girl, G3814 seeing G3708 him as he sat G2521 in the firelight G5457 and looking G816 intently G816 at him, said, G3004 “This G3778 man G3778 was with Him too.” G2532

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:10 - And as they were gazing G816 intently G816 into [fn]the sky G3772 while He was going, G4198 behold, G2400 two G1417 men G435 in white G3022 clothing G2067 stood G3936 beside G3936 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:4 - But Peter, G4074 along G4862 with John, G2491 fixed G816 his gaze G816 on him and said, G3004 “Look G991 at us!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:12 - But when Peter G4074 saw G3708 this, he replied G611 to the people, G2992 “Men G435 of Israel, G2475 why G5101 are you amazed G2296 at this, G3778 or G2228 why G5101 do you gaze G816 at us, as if G5613 by our own G2398 power G1411 or G2228 piety G2150 we had made G4160 him walk? G4043

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15 - And fixing G816 their gaze G816 on him, all G3956 who were sitting G2516 in the [fn]Council G4892 saw G3708 his face G4383 like G5616 the face G4383 of an angel. G32

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:55

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:55 - But being G5225 full G4134 of the Holy G40 Spirit, G4151 he gazed G816 intently G816 into heaven G3772 and saw G3708 the glory G1391 of God, G2316 and Jesus G2424 standing G2476 at the right G1188 hand G1188 of God; G2316

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:4 - And fixing G816 his gaze G816 on him and being G1096 much G1719 alarmed, G1719 he said, G3004 “What G5101 is it, Lord?” G2962 And he said G3004 to him, “Your prayers G4335 and [fn]alms G1654 have ascended G305 as a memorial G3422 before G1715 God. G2316

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:6 - and when I had fixed G816 my gaze G816 on it and was observing G2657 it [fn]I saw G3708 the four-footed G5074 animals G5074 of the earth G1093 and the wild G2342 beasts G2342 and the [fn]crawling G2062 creatures G2062 and the birds G4071 of the [fn]air. G3772

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:9 - But Saul, G4569 who G3588 was also G2532 known as Paul, G3972 [fn]filled G4130 with the Holy G40 Spirit, G4151 fixed G816 his gaze G816 on him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:9 - This G3778 man G3778 was listening G191 to Paul G3972 as he spoke, G2980 who, G3739 when he had fixed G816 his gaze G816 on him and had seen G3708 that he had G2192 faith G4102 to be [fn]made G4982 well, G4982

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:1 - Paul, G3972 looking G816 intently G816 at the [fn]Council, G4892 said, G3004 “Brethren, G435 G80 I have [fn]lived G4176 my life G4176 with a perfectly G3956 good G18 conscience G4893 before God G2316 up to this G3778 day.” G2250

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:7 - But if G1487 the ministry G1248 of death, G2288 in letters G1121 engraved G1795 on stones, G3037 came G1096 [fn]with glory, G1391 so G5620 that the sons G5207 of Israel G2474 could G1410 not look G816 intently G816 at the face G4383 of Moses G3475 because G1223 of the glory G1391 of his face, G4383 fading G2673 as it was,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:13 - and are not like G2509 Moses, G3475 who used to put G5087 a veil G2571 over G1909 his face G4383 so G4314 that the sons G5207 of Israel G2474 would not look G816 intently G816 at the end G5056 of what was fading G2673 away. G2673
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