Bible Dictionary: Gaze

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; to look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment, or with studious attention.

2. (v. t.) To view with attention; to gaze on .

3. (n.) A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.

4. (n.) The object gazed on.

Greek

816. atenizo -- to look fixedly, gaze
... to look fixedly, gaze. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: atenizo Phonetic Spelling:
(at-en-id'-zo) Short Definition: I direct my gaze, look steadily ...
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2334. theoreo -- to look at, gaze
... to look at, gaze. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: theoreo Phonetic Spelling:
(theh-o-reh'-o) Short Definition: I behold, look at, experience Definition: I ...
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1689. emblepo -- to look at, fig. to consider
... 1689 (from 1722 , "engaged " and 991 , "look") -- properly, stare (look) at with
a "locked-in gaze"; look at in a , way, ie with special "interest, love or ...
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333. anatheoreo -- to observe carefully
... anatheoreo Phonetic Spelling: (an-ath-eh-o-reh'-o) Short Definition: I look at
attentively, consider Definition: I look at attentively, gaze at, consider. ...
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2300. theaomai -- to behold, look upon
... 2300 (from , "to gaze at a spectacle") -- properly, gaze on (contemplate) as a ;
to observe , especially to something (grasp its ); to see ( on) so as to ...
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578. apoblepo -- to look away from all else at an object
... ["In secular Greek, 578 () expresses the activity of the astronomer who observes
the heavenly motions, or that of a painter who fixes his gaze on a model ...
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4017. periblepo -- to look around
... 4017 (from 4012 , "all-around" and 991 , "look at, gaze on") -- properly, gaze
all-around; with a () look and with high personal involvement (self-interest). ...
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2714. katenopion -- over against
... according to," intensifying 1799 , "in the eye, ie in the presence of") -- properly,
"down in the eye," ie in someone's direct, concentrated gaze; "in the very ...
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1914. epiblepo -- to look on (with favor)
... look upon, regard, have respect for. From epi and blepo; to gaze at (with favor,
pity or partiality) -- look upon, regard, have respect to. see GREEK epi. ...
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3700. optanomai -- to appear
... prolonged form of the primary (middle voice) optomai (op'-tom-ahee); which is used
for it in certain tenses; and both as alternate of horao; to gaze (ie With ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8159. shaah -- to gaze
... 8158, 8159. shaah. 8160 . to gaze. Transliteration: shaah Phonetic Spelling:
(shaw-aw') Short Definition: regard. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7688. shagach -- to gaze
... 7687, 7688. shagach. 7689 . to gaze. Transliteration: shagach Phonetic Spelling:
(shaw-gakh') Short Definition: gaze. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7583. shaah -- to gaze
... shaah. 7584 . to gaze. Transliteration: shaah Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-aw') Short
Definition: gazing. ... root Definition to gaze NASB Word Usage gazing (1). wonder ...
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6692b. tsuts -- to gaze, peep
... tsuts. 6693 . to gaze, peep. Transliteration: tsuts Short Definition: peering.
Word Origin a prim. root Definition to gaze, peep NASB Word Usage peering (1). ...
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6827. Tsephon -- perhaps "gaze," a son of Gad
... 6826, 6827. Tsephon. 6828 . perhaps "gaze," a son of Gad. Transliteration:
Tsephon Phonetic Spelling: (tsef-one') Short Definition: Zephon. ...
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2372. chazah -- see, behold
... root Definition see, behold NASB Word Usage behold (7), envisioned in visions (1),
gaze (2), gloat (1), look (3), looked (1), prophesy (3), saw (7), see (12 ...
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7200. raah -- to see
... 1), distinguish (1), encountered (1), enjoy (1), enjoy* (3), examined (1), experience
(1), exposed (1), face* (2), faced* (2), find (1), gaze (2), give ...
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8259. shaqaph -- to overhang, look out or down
... A primitive root; properly, to lean out (of a window), ie (by implication) peep
or gaze (passively, be a spectacle) -- appear, look (down, forth, out). ...
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5027. nabat -- to look
... root Definition to look NASB Word Usage beheld (1), behold (1), beholds (2), consider
(2), depend (1), depended (1), gaze (1), gazed (1), look (34), look down ...
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1488. gez -- a shearing, mowing
... 1487, 1488. gez. 1489 . a shearing, mowing. Transliteration: gez Phonetic
Spelling: (gaze) Short Definition: fleece. Word Origin ...
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Library

The Gaze of the Soul
... VII The Gaze of the Soul. Looking unto ... heart. I think he would conclude
that faith is the gaze of a soul upon a saving God. When ...
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"Above the Sun. "
... there. Linger not to gaze on Angels, Principalities, nor Powers; Brighter
visions yet shall greet you, higher dignities are ours. ...
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If, Therefore, Ye Despise Marriages of Sons of Men...
... Gaze on the Beauty of your Lover: think of Him equal to the Father, made subject
also to His Mother: ruling even in the heavens, and serving upon the earth ...
/.../augustine/of holy virginity /section 55 if therefore ye.htm

Blessed is He who came Down
... 6. How beautiful is Baptism"in the eye of the heart; come, let us gaze on it!"Like
as by a seal ye have been moulded;"receive ye its image,"that nought ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn ix blessed is he.htm

Knox Little -- Thirst Satisfied
... with difficulties, in the midst of a world that is overwhelmed with sorrow, in the
midst of a time of severe temptation, to constantly rise and gaze high above ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 8/knox little thirst satisfied.htm

God's Glory in Hiding Sin
... Go and stand, O mortal man, and gaze upon the sun at mid-day! ... The glory itself blindeth,
for the finite mind of man is not able to gaze thereon. ...
/.../spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/gods glory in hiding sin.htm

The Obedience of Faith
... you. Faith can see the invisible and the impossible. Gaze on the vision
until your heart says: It must be true. It is true. There ...
/.../murray/the school of obedience/vi the obedience of faith.htm

Concerning Things Accomplished in the Synaxis.
... the gift of sacred light to those initiated, yet it [239] gave to me the power to
see first, and through its first light I am enlightened to gaze upon the ...
/.../dionysius/ecclesiastical hierarchy/caput iii i concerning things.htm

The Looks of Jesus
... not blind Jesus to the limitations and shallowness of the young man's aspirations,
but His clear knowledge of these does not harden the gaze into indifference ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the looks of jesus.htm

The Open Door.
... To-day, the Festival of the Blessed Trinity, Three Persons, yet one God, we are
permitted to gaze for a moment through the open door, on the Home of God, yes ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xxxv the open door.htm

Thesaurus

Gaze (46 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To view with attention; to gaze on . 3 ... 4. (n.) The object gazed on.
Multi-Version Concordance Gaze (46 Occurrences). Matthew ...
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Gloat (11 Occurrences)
... (vi) To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze
with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice. ...
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Gazed (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Gaze. Multi-Version Concordance
Gazed (9 Occurrences). Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the ...
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Waving (23 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:7 When the messengers had taken their leave, Jesus proceeded to say to
the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at ...
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Fixing (13 Occurrences)
... Acts 23:1 Then Paul, fixing a steady gaze on the Sanhedrin, said, "Brethren, it
is with a perfectly clear conscience that I have discharged my duties before ...
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Regard (230 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view;
to gaze upon. ... 10. (n.) A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze. 11. ...
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Proceeded (72 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:7 When the messengers had taken their leave, Jesus proceeded to say to
the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at ...
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Shulammite (1 Occurrence)
... Return, return, that we may gaze at you. Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite,
as at the dance of Mahanaim? (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV). ...
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Stare (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence,
etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object. ...
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Dance (18 Occurrences)
... Return, return, that we may gaze at you. Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite,
as at the dance of Mahanaim? (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Gaze (46 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:1 "But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.
(WEY)

Matthew 11:7 When the messengers had taken their leave, Jesus proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?
(WEY)

Luke 6:20 He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
(See NAS)

Luke 7:24 When John's messengers were gone, He proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?
(WEY)

John 6:40 For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day."
(WEY)

Acts 3:4 Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, "Look at us."
(See NAS RSV)

Acts 3:12 Peter, seeing this, spoke to the people. "Israelites," he said, "why do you wonder at this man? Or why gaze at us, as though by any power or piety of our own we had enabled him to walk?
(WEY DBY NAS)

Acts 6:15 and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.
(See NAS)

Acts 7:32 "'I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.' "Quaking with fear Moses did not dare gaze.
(WEY)

Acts 10:4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
(See NAS)

Acts 11:6 When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.
(See NAS)

Acts 13:9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
(See NAS)

Acts 14:9 He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
(See NAS)

Acts 23:1 Then Paul, fixing a steady gaze on the Sanhedrin, said, "Brethren, it is with a perfectly clear conscience that I have discharged my duties before God up to this day."
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 3:13 who used to throw a veil over his face to hide from the gaze of the children of Israel the passing away of what was but transitory.
(WEY)

Hebrews 11:26 because he deemed the reproaches which he might meet with in the service of the Christ to be greater riches than all the treasures of Egypt; for he fixed his gaze on the coming reward.
(WEY)

Hebrews 12:2 simply fixing our gaze upon Jesus, our Prince Leader in the faith, who will also award us the prize. He, for the sake of the joy which lay before Him, patiently endured the cross, looking with contempt upon its shame, and afterwards seated Himself-- where He still sits--at the right hand of the throne of God.
(WEY)

Revelation 1:7 He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and so will those who pierced Him; and all the nations of the earth will gaze on Him and mourn. Even so. Amen.
(WEY)

Revelation 11:9 And men belonging to all peoples, tribes, languages and nations gaze at their dead bodies for three days and a half, but they refuse to let them be laid in a tomb.
(WEY RSV NIV)

Exodus 19:21 Yahweh said to Moses, "Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 33:8 It happened that when Moses went out to the Tent, that all the people rose up, and stood, everyone at their tent door, and watched Moses, until he had gone into the Tent.
(See NAS)

2 Kings 8:11 He settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Job 7:19 How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?
(See NAS)

Job 14:6 Look away from him, that he may rest, until he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
(See NAS)

Job 30:20 I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me.
(WEB ASV)

Job 31:1 "I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
(See NAS)

Job 35:5 Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.
(See NIV)

Job 36:25 All men have looked thereon. Man sees it afar off.
(See NIV)

Psalms 27:4 One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to see Yahweh's beauty, and to inquire in his temple.
(See NIV)

Psalms 39:13 Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away, and exist no more."
(See NAS)

Psalms 59:10 My God with his lovingkindness will meet me: God will let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
(See JPS)

Psalms 112:8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, Until he see his desire upon his adversaries.
(See JPS)

Psalms 118:7 Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
(See JPS)

Proverbs 4:25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 29:16 When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.
(See JPS)

Song of Songs 1:6 Let not your eyes be turned on me, because I am dark, because I was looked on by the sun; my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vine-gardens; but my vine-garden I have not kept.
(See RSV)

Song of Songs 3:11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, With the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the gladness of his heart.
(See JPS NAS)

Song of Songs 6:13 Return, return, Shulammite! Return, return, that we may gaze at you. Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite, as at the dance of Mahanaim?
(WEB NAS NIV)

Isaiah 8:21 And they shall pass through it, hard pressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass when they are hungry, they will fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and will gaze upward:
(DBY)

Isaiah 14:16 They that see thee shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee,'saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
(ASV JPS NAS)

Isaiah 47:13 You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come on you.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hate you, that cast you out for my name's sake, have said, Let Jehovah be glorified, that we may see your joy; but it is they that shall be put to shame.
(See JPS)

Ezekiel 28:17 Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I have cast thee to the ground; I have laid thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
(See JPS)

Micah 4:11 And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye see our desire upon Zion.
(See JPS RSV)

Micah 7:10 Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall see my desire upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
(See JPS)

Habakkuk 2:15 "Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies!
(WEB RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Gaze

Related Terms

Gloat (11 Occurrences)

Gazed (9 Occurrences)

Waving (23 Occurrences)

Fixing (13 Occurrences)

Regard (230 Occurrences)

Proceeded (72 Occurrences)

Shulammite (1 Occurrence)

Stare (4 Occurrences)

Dance (18 Occurrences)