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Strong's #816: atenizo (pronounced at-en-id'-zo)

from a compound of 1 (as a particle of union) and teino (to stretch); to gaze intently:--behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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atenizō

1) to fix the eyes on, gaze upon

2) to look into anything

3) metaphorically to fix one' s mind on one as an example

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: from a compound of G1 (as a particle of union) and teino (to stretch)




Usage:

This word is used 14 times:

Luke 4:20: "the synagogue were fastened on him."
Luke 22:56: "the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was"
Acts 1:10: "And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up,"
Acts 3:4: "And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said,"
Acts 3:12: "at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power"
Acts 6:15: "in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his"
Acts 7:55: "full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory"
Acts 10:4: "And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said,"
Acts 11:6: "Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the"
Acts 13:9: "filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,"
Acts 14:9: "Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that"
Acts 23:1: "And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren,"
2 Corinthians 3:7: "the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the"
2 Corinthians 3:13: "children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:"









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