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ἰδού

Transliteration: idou · particle

200x in NTFirst: Matt 1:20
MeaningSee! Lo! Behold! Look!
Part of speechparticle
Frequency200x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἰδοὺ, Ἰδοὺ, ἰδού
Example versesMatt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:13
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What kind of word is ἰδού?

ἰδού (idou) is a particle that occurs 200 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “See! Lo! Behold! Look!” and first appears in Matt 1:20.

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