Strong's Lexicon
G872
G872 — ἀφοράω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G872 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀφοράω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G575 and G3708 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | aphorao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | af-or-ah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to consider attentively |
| KJV Renderings: | look |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀφοράω, ἀφόρω; to turn the eyes away from other things and fix them on something; cf. ἀποβλέπω. Tropically, to turn one’s mind to: εἰς τινα, Heb 12:2 (Winer’s Grammar, § 66, 2 d.) (εἰς Θεόν, 4Ma 17:10; for examples from Greek writings cf. Bleek on Heb. vol. ii. 2, p. 862). Further, cf. ἀπεῖδον.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀφοράω (look)
Hebrews 12:2
- KJV: Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross despising the shame and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God
- GK: αφορώντες εις τον της πίστεως αρχηγόν και τελειωτήν Ιησούν ος αντί της προκειμένης αυτώ χαράς υπέμεινε σταυρόν αισχύνης καταφρονήσας εν δεξιά τε του θρόνου του θεού κεκάθικεν