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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

2. (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archbishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archbishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.

3. (v. t.) To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.

4. (v. t.) To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.

5. (v. t.) To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after.

6. (v. t.) To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.

7. (v. t.) To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.

8. (v. t.) To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.

9. (v. i.) To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly.

10. (v. i.) Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.

11. (v. i.) To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SEE

se: In addition to the ordinary sense of perceiving by the eye, we have

(1) chazah, "to see" (in vision): "Words of Amos.... which he saw concerning Israel" (Amos 1:1). The revelation was made to his inward eye. "The word of Yahweh.... which he (Micah) saw concerning Samaria" (Micah 1:1), describing what he saw in prophetic vision (compare Habakkuk 1:1); see REVELATION, III, 4;

(2) horao, "to take heed": "See thou say nothing" (Mark 1:44);

(3) eidon, "to know," "to note with the mind": "Jesus saw that he answered discreetly" (Mark 12:34);

(4) theoreo, "to view," "to have knowledge or experience of": "He shall never see death" (John 8:51).

M. O. Evans

Greek

1227. diablepo -- to look through, to see clearly
... to look through, to see clearly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diablepo
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ab-lep'-o) Short Definition: I see through, see clearly ...
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3708. horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
... to see, perceive, attend to. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: horao Phonetic
Spelling: (hor-ah'-o) Short Definition: I see, look upon, experience Definition ...
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2396. ide -- see! behold!
... 2395, 2396. ide. 2397 . see! behold! Part of Speech: Interjection Transliteration:
ide Phonetic Spelling: (id'-eh) Short Definition: See! Lo! Behold! ...
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4308. proorao -- to see before
... to see before. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: proorao Phonetic Spelling:
(pro-or-ah'-o) Short Definition: I foresee Definition: I see beforehand, foresee ...
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542. apeidon -- see.
... 541, 542. apeidon. 543 . see. Transliteration: apeidon Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-i'-do) Short Definition: see. Word Origin see aphorao. see. ...
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4894. suneidon -- to see together, hence to comprehend
... to see together, hence to comprehend. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: suneidon
Phonetic Spelling: (soon-i'-do) Short Definition: I know, consider, am ...
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1980. episkeptomai -- to inspect, by ext. to go to see
... to go to see. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: episkeptomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-ee-skep'-tom-ahee) Short Definition: I look upon, visit, look out ...
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1980a. episkeptomai -- to inspect, by ext. to go to see
... 1980, 1980a. episkeptomai. 1980b . to inspect, by ext. to go to see.
Transliteration: episkeptomai Short Definition: visit. Word ...
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4771. su -- you (early mod. Eng. thou)
... See also se, soi, sou; and for the plural humas, humeis, humin, humon. see GREEK
sou. see GREEK se. see GREEK soi. see GREEK humas. see GREEK humeis. ...
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4452. #NAME? -- yet, even
... Word Origin enclitic particle used as suffix or prefix, see medepo, mepo, oudepo,
oupo, and popote. yet, even ... See medepo, mepo, oudepo, oupo, popote. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7200. raah -- to see
... 7199, 7200. raah. 7201 . to see. Transliteration: raah Phonetic Spelling:
(raw-aw') Short Definition: see. Word Origin a prim. root ...
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2372. chazah -- see, behold
... 2371, 2372. chazah. 2373 . see, behold. Transliteration: chazah Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-zaw') Short Definition: see. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2370. chazah -- see, behold
... 2369, 2370. chazah. 2371 . see, behold. Transliteration: chazah Phonetic Spelling:
(khaz-aw') Short Definition: looking. ... behold, have a dream, see, be wont. ...
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6030. anah -- to answer, respond
... See also Beyth 'Anowth, Beyth 'Anath. see HEBREW anah. see HEBREW anah. see HEBREW
Beyth 'Anowth. see HEBREW Beyth 'Anath. 6029, 6030. anah. 6030a . ...
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6252. Ashtarowth -- a place East of the Jordan
... See also Beyth 'Ashtarowth, Ashtoreth, Ashtroth Qarnayim. see HEBREW ashtrah. see
HEBREW Beyth 'Ashtarowth. see HEBREW Ashtoreth. see HEBREW Ashtroth Qarnayim. ...
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6465. Peor -- a mountain in Moab, also a god worshiped there
... See also Beyth p'owr. see HEBREW pa'ar. see HEBREW Ba'al p'owr. see HEBREW
Beyth p'owr. 6464, 6465. Peor. 6466 . Strong's Numbers.
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6041. ani -- poor, afflicted, humble
... lowly, needy, poor. see HEBREW anah. see HEBREW anav. see HEBREW anav. see
HEBREW aniy. 6040b, 6041. ani. 6042 . Strong's Numbers.
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5626. Sirah -- the name of a cistern
... 5625, 5626. Sirah. 5627 . the name of a cistern. Transliteration: Sirah Phonetic
Spelling: (see-raw') Short Definition: Sirah. ... See also ciyr. see HEBREW cuwr ...
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6031. anah -- to be bowed down or afflicted
... weaken, X in any wise. see HEBREW anah. see HEBREW anah. see HEBREW anah. see
HEBREW anah. 6030b, 6031. anah. 6031a . Strong's Numbers.
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5820. Azmaveth -- "strong (one) of death," four Israelites
... See also Beyth 'Azmaveth. see HEBREW az. see HEBREW maveth. see HEBREW Beyth
'Azmaveth. 5819, 5820. Azmaveth. 5820a . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

What Should I See?
... FOR THE CHILDREN WHAT SHOULD I SEE? tr., Emma Frances Bevan, 1899. If I had the
eyes of Heaven,. That could all things see,. Oh what glorious surprises. ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen and others second series/what should i see.htm

'See Thou to That!'
... Litt. D.; ST. MATTHEW Chaps. XVIII to XXVIII 'SEE THOU TO THAT!'. 'I ... blood.
And they said, What is that to us? See thou to that.24. I ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/see thou to that.htm

Will You See the Infancy of this Sublime and Celestial Greatness? ...
... THE THIRD CENTURY 1 WILL you see the infancy of this sublime and celestial greatness? ...
WILL you see the infancy of this sublime and celestial greatness? ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/traherne/centuries of meditations/1 will you see the.htm

Whether of those who See the Essence of God, one Sees More ...
... HOW GOD IS KNOWN BY US (THIRTEEN ARTICLES) Whether of those who see the essence
of God, one sees more perfectly than another? Objection ...
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See Where the Orb of Day
... Hymns of the Holy Eastern Church SEE WHERE THE ORB OF DAY. tr., John Brownlie
6.6.8.6.6.6. I. See where the orb of day. In glory sinks to rest,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the holy eastern church/see where the orb of.htm

See Where the Orb of Day
... HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH See where the orb of day. 6,6,8,6,6,6. See where the orb
of day. In glory sinks to rest,. The clouds of gold and purple crown. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the early church/see where the orb of.htm

Verse 1. What Will Ye See in the Shulamite, but the Companies of ...
... CHAPTER VII. VERSE 1. What will ye see in the Shulamite, but the companies of camps?
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/verse 1 what will ye.htm

"It is Needful to See and to Know that we are Sinners: Wherefore ...
... ANENT CERTAIN POINTS IN THE FOREGOING FOURTEEN REVELATIONS CHAPTER XLVI "It is needful
to see and to know that we are sinners: wherefore we deserve pain and ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xlvi it is needful.htm

Whether those who See the Essence of God See all in God?
... HOW GOD IS KNOWN BY US (THIRTEEN ARTICLES) Whether those who see the essence
of God see all in God? Objection 1: It seems that those ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether those who see the 2.htm

Whether the Damned See the Glory of the Blessed?
... OF THE WILL AND INTELLECT OF THE DAMNED (NINE ARTICLES) Whether the damned
see the glory of the blessed? Objection 1: It would seem ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the damned see the.htm

Thesaurus

See (8256 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the
jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The ...
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12 (22 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance 12 (22 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles 25:10 the third
to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve: (See NIV). ...
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Ko'hathites (19 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Numbers 3:30 The prince of the fathers' house of the families of the
Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. (See RSV). ...
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Vegetation (18 Occurrences)
... earth;" and it was so. (See NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 1:12 The earth ... saw that
it was good. (See NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 19:25 He overthrew ...
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Kir'iath-je'arim (18 Occurrences)
... day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and
Kiriath-jearim. (See RSV). Joshua 15 ... Kiriath-jearim. (See RSV). Joshua ...
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Zeru'iah (24 Occurrences)
... to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying: 'Who will go down with me
to Saul to the camp?' And Abishai said: 'I will go down with thee.' (See RSV). ...
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Kei'lah (16 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 1 Samuel 23:1 And they told David, saying: 'Behold, the Philistines are
fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.' (See RSV). ...
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Quarreling (17 Occurrences)
... Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?' (See RSV). Romans
13:13 ... in quarrelling and jealousy. (See RSV). 1 Corinthians 1 ...
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Zerub'babel (23 Occurrences)
... Zerub'babel (23 Occurrences). Matthew 1:12 And after the Babylonian removal, Jeconiah
begat Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel, (See RSV). ...
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Vicinity (18 Occurrences)
... (See NAS NIV). Matthew 15:21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity
of Tyre and Sidon. (WEY). ... My daughter is severely demonized!" (See NIV). ...
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