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κατανοέω

katanoeōto observeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb14 occurrences6 books14 verses

Definition

κατα-νοέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for נָבַט hi., רָאָה, etc. ;]

to take note of, perceive, consider carefully: Acts 7:31-32; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 7:3, Luke 6:41; 12:24, 27; 20:23, Acts 11:6; 27:39, Romans 4:19; with accusative of person(s), Hebrews 3:1; 10:24, James 1:23-24 (on the distinction bet. κ. and νοέω simplex, see M, Pr., 117).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κατανοέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Matthew 7:3κατανοεῖς · to notice
    Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
  2. Luke 6:41κατανοεῖς · to notice
    Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
  3. Luke 12:24κατανοήσατε · Consider
    Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
  4. Luke 12:27Κατανοήσατε · Consider
    Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
  5. Luke 20:23Κατανοήσας · [Jesus] saw through
    But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,
  6. Acts 7:31κατανοῆσαι · to look [more closely]
    When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
  7. Acts 7:32κατανοῆσαι · to look
    ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
  8. Acts 11:6κατενόουν · [and] saw
    I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
  9. Acts 27:39κατενόουν · they sighted
    When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
  10. Romans 4:19κατενόησεν · he acknowledged
    Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
  11. Hebrews 3:1κατανοήσατε · set your focus on
    Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
  12. Hebrews 10:24κατανοῶμεν · let us consider
    And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
  13. James 1:23κατανοοῦντι · looks
    For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
  14. James 1:24κατενόησεν · after observing
    …and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.