ἰδού idou
Greek word for “look!” · Strong’s G2400 · used 200 times in 193 verses
Meaning
ἰδού; prop. imperat. 2 aor.
How it is translated
Glosses given for idou in context, with how often each is used:
- behold 199
- ‘behold 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 62 | 3.4 | |
| Luke | 57 | 2.9 | |
| Revelation | 26 | 2.6 | |
| Acts | 23 | 1.2 | |
| Mark | 7 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 6 | 1.3 | |
| James | 6 | 3.4 | |
| John | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Hebrews | 4 | 0.8 | |
| Romans | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Galatians | 1 | 0.4 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 12 (8), Matthew 9 (6), Luke 1 (6), Luke 13 (6), Matthew 8 (5), Matthew 28 (5), Luke 7 (5), Luke 22 (5), Matthew 2 (4), Matthew 26 (4)
Forms
- ἰδοὺ 195
- Ἰδοὺ 3
- ἰδού 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with idou more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἀνήρ anēr “man” 20
- μετά meta “with/after” 25
- υἱός uhios “son” 22
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 20
- ὄνομα onoma “name” 15
- ζητέω zēteō “to seek” 12
- κάθημαι kathēmai “to sit” 11
- ὧδε hōde “here” 10
- ἵστημι histēmi “to stand” 12
- χείρ cheir “hand” 12
- ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 12
- ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 11
Key verses
The verses using idou that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 10:16 — Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- Matthew 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well…
- Matthew 23:34 — Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your…
- Matthew 28:20 — Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Luke 2:10 — And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
- Acts 13:46 — Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and…
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 — Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
- Revelation 1:7 — Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so,…
- Revelation 1:18 — I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
- Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation…
- Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…
- Revelation 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
See all 193 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.