Strong G2657κατανοέω
to observe
- Transliteration
- katanoeō
- Pronunciation
- kat-an-o-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
κατα-νοέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for נָבַט hi., רָאָה, etc.;]
to take note of, perceive, consider carefully: Act.7:31-32; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.7:3, Luk.6:41 12:24, 27 20:23, Act.11:6 27:39, Rom.4:19; with accusative of person(s), Heb.3:1 10:24, Jas.1:23-24 (on the distinction bet. κ. and νοέω simplex, see M, Pr., 117).†
(AS)
[in LXX for נָבַט hi., רָאָה, etc.;]
to take note of, perceive, consider carefully: Act.7:31-32; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.7:3, Luk.6:41 12:24, 27 20:23, Act.11:6 27:39, Rom.4:19; with accusative of person(s), Heb.3:1 10:24, Jas.1:23-24 (on the distinction bet. κ. and νοέω simplex, see M, Pr., 117).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2657 appears in 14 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- consider6
- behold3
- beholdeth1
- considerest1
- discover1
- perceive1
- perceivest1
First verses
- Matthew 7:3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
- Luke 6:41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
- Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
- Luke 12:27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
- Luke 20:23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
- Acts 7:31When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
- Acts 7:32Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
- Acts 11:6Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
- Acts 27:39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
- Romans 4:19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:
- Hebrews 3:1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
- Hebrews 10:24And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
- James 1:23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
- James 1:24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κατανο-έω,
observe well, understand, apprehend, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (ὡς ἐμὲ κατανοέειν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.28, compare 93; οὐ Χαλεπὸν τῷ βουλομένῳ κ. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 25.34; οὐ.. κατανοῶ τὸ νῦν ἐρωτώμενον Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Sophista” 233a; κ. ὅ τι λέγω [prev\. author] “Grg.” 455b; οὐ πάνυ κατανοῶ [prev\. author] “Phlb.” 48a; κ. ὅτι.. [prev\. author] “Sph.” 264b)]; κατανοεῖς τίς ποτ᾽ ἐστίν..; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 33.1; ἐκεῖνο, ὅτι.. Epicurus Philosophus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “Epistulae” 1p.30U.; ἐκ τίνων.. καὶ πότε.. καὶ πῶς.. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.12.9)]:—passive, of a doctrine, to be grasped and hence accepted, μᾶλλον μᾶλλον κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Nat.” 138G.; εἰς καρδίαν -εῖται)] is understood of.., [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.1.)]
2 perceive, τῷ κατανοουμένῳ τὸ κατανοοῦν ἐξομοιῶσαι the percipient to the perceived, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ti.” 90d)], etc.: with participle, κ. οὐ πολλοὺς ὄντας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.3.)]
3 learn, [Refs (τῆς Περσίδος γλώσσης ὅσα ἐδύνατο κατενόησε [prev\. author] 1.138)].
4 consider, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (περί τινος Xenophon Historicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.20)].
5 look at, view, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (τὴν οἰκίαν 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.179a)].
II to be in one's right mind, in one's senses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Epid.” 1.26.γ, 5.39.)]
observe well, understand, apprehend, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (ὡς ἐμὲ κατανοέειν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.28, compare 93; οὐ Χαλεπὸν τῷ βουλομένῳ κ. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 25.34; οὐ.. κατανοῶ τὸ νῦν ἐρωτώμενον Plato Philosophus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Sophista” 233a; κ. ὅ τι λέγω [prev\. author] “Grg.” 455b; οὐ πάνυ κατανοῶ [prev\. author] “Phlb.” 48a; κ. ὅτι.. [prev\. author] “Sph.” 264b)]; κατανοεῖς τίς ποτ᾽ ἐστίν..; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 33.1; ἐκεῖνο, ὅτι.. Epicurus Philosophus [{4-3rd c.BC}] “Epistulae” 1p.30U.; ἐκ τίνων.. καὶ πότε.. καὶ πῶς.. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.12.9)]:—passive, of a doctrine, to be grasped and hence accepted, μᾶλλον μᾶλλον κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Nat.” 138G.; εἰς καρδίαν -εῖται)] is understood of.., [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.1.)]
2 perceive, τῷ κατανοουμένῳ τὸ κατανοοῦν ἐξομοιῶσαι the percipient to the perceived, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ti.” 90d)], etc.: with participle, κ. οὐ πολλοὺς ὄντας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.3.)]
3 learn, [Refs (τῆς Περσίδος γλώσσης ὅσα ἐδύνατο κατενόησε [prev\. author] 1.138)].
4 consider, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (περί τινος Xenophon Historicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.6.20)].
5 look at, view, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (τὴν οἰκίαν 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 5.179a)].
II to be in one's right mind, in one's senses, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Epid.” 1.26.γ, 5.39.)]