theaomai · see, behold

What it means

theaomai (θεάομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “see, behold”.

See, look at closely, behold.

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 gaze at something closely.

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

How it is translated

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

• saw ×6
• seen ×5
• look at ×3
• be seen ×2
• had seen ×2
• see ×2
• seeing ×1
• we looked at ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×2
• Luke×3
• John×6
• Acts×3
• Romans×1
• 1 John×3

• 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 11:7

  As these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind?

• Matthew 22:11

  But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man not wearing a wedding garment.

• Matthew 23:5

  And they do all their works to be seen by people; for they make wide their phylacteries and make long the tassels,

• Mark 16:11

  And they, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe.

• Mark 16:14

  Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him raised.

• Luke 5:27

  And after this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.”

• Luke 7:24

  And when John’s messengers had left, he began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind?

• Luke 23:55

  And the women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.

• John 1:14

  And the Word became flesh and pitched his tent among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and of truth.

• John 1:32

  And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and he remained on him.

• John 1:38

  And Jesus turned, and seeing them following, he says to them, “What are you looking for?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which, translated, means Teacher), “where are you staying?”

• John 4:35

  Do you not say, ‘There are still four months, and then the harvest comes’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest. Already

• John 6:5

  So when Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming toward him, he says to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?”

• John 11:45

  So many of the Jews, those who had come to Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him.

• Acts 1:11

  who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in this way, just as you saw him going into heaven.”

• Acts 21:27

  And when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,

• Acts 22:9

  And those who were with me saw the light, but they did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

• Romans 15:24

  whenever I go to Spain —for I hope to see you as I pass through and to be sent on there by you, once I have first enjoyed your company for a while—

• 1 John 1:1

  What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked at and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

• 1 John 4:12

  No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been brought to completion in us.

• 1 John 4:14

  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.