prosechō · pay attention, beware

What it means

prosechō (προσέχω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pay attention, beware”.

Pay attention to, take heed; "watch out", be on guard against something; also give oneself to something.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To fix one's mind on something or someone and take it into account.
2. To be alert: "look out for…".
3. To give one's time and effort to a task.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• beware ×7
• pay attention ×5
• paying attention ×5
• Be careful ×2
• Watch ×2
• devote yourself ×1
• given ×1
• has served ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Luke×4
• Acts×6
• 1 Timothy×4
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×2
• 2 Peter×1

• Matthew 6:1

  “Be careful not to practice your righteousness before people in order to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 7:15

  “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

• Matthew 10:17

  But beware of people; for they will hand you over to councils, and in their synagogues they will flog you;

• Matthew 16:6

  And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

• Matthew 16:11

  How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

• Matthew 16:12

  Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

• Luke 12:1

  Meanwhile, when the crowd had gathered by the thousands, so that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware for yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

• Luke 17:3

  Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he changes his mind, forgive him.

• Luke 20:46

  “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and hold dear greetings in the marketplaces and the first seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,

• Luke 21:34

  But watch yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day come upon you suddenly

• Acts 5:35

  And he said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you are about to do with these men.

• Acts 8:6

  And the crowds with one mind were paying attention to the things said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs that he was doing.

• Acts 8:10

  To him all were paying attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the Power of God that is called Great.”

• Acts 8:11

  And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic arts.

• Acts 16:14

  And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, was listening; the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.

• Acts 20:28

  Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

• 1 Timothy 1:4

  nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which provide speculations rather than God’s administration that is in faith, so do now.

• 1 Timothy 3:8

  Servants likewise must be honorable, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,

• 1 Timothy 4:1

  But the Spirit says explicitly that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

• 1 Timothy 4:13

  Until I come, devote yourself to the reading, to the encouragement, to the teaching.

• Titus 1:14

  not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who turn away from the truth.

• Hebrews 2:1

  Therefore we must pay attention all the more to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

• Hebrews 7:13

  For the one about whom these things are said has belonged to another tribe, from which no one has served at the altar.

• 2 Peter 1:19

  And we have the prophetic word as more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,