Greek

To contemplate

ἀναθεωρέωStrong’s G0333

anatheōreō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Anatheōreō is the Greek word usually translated “beholding” and “considering”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.”

Acts 17:23 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “beholding” and “considering”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

beholding 1
considering 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Acts 1
Hebrews 1

2 books in all.

Related words

To contemplate (sekhal)

Explore in Scripture

Hebrews 13:7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

Greek dictionary

ἀναθεωρέω anatheōreō · to contemplate

ἀνα-θεωρέω, -ῶ to observe carefully, consider well: Act.17:23, Heb.13:7 (Diod., al.).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “contemplate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

CONTEMPLATE, verb transitive

[Latin]

To view or consider with continued attention; to study; to meditate on.
To consider or have in view, in reference to a future act or event; to intend.

All definitions and other forms of “contemplate”

CONTEMPLATE, verb intransitive

To think studiously; to study; to muse; to meditate.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.