ἀτενίζω (ἀτενής, strained, intent; τείνω), [in LXX: I Est.6:28, 3Ma.2:26 * ;] to look fixedly, gaze (MM, see word): with dative of person(s), gaze upon: Luk.4:20 22:56, Act.3:12 10:4 14:9 23:1; before εἰς, with accusative of person(s), Act.3:4 6:15 13:9; metaphorically, Act.1:10 7:55 11:6, 2Co.3:7 3:13.† (AS)
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G816 — ἀτενίζω
atenizō · to gaze · Greek
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Luke 4:20 · ἀτενίζοντεςThen He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,Luke 22:56 · ἀτενίσασαA servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.Acts 1:10 · ἀτενίζοντεςThey were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.Acts 3:4 · ἀτενίσαςPeter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.Acts 3:12 · ἀτενίζετεAnd when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?Acts 6:15 · ἀτενίσαντεςAll who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.Acts 7:55 · ἀτενίσαςBut Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.Acts 10:4 · ἀτενίσαςCornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.Acts 11:6 · ἀτενίσαςI looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.Acts 13:9 · ἀτενίσαςThen Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at ElymasActs 14:9 · ἀτενίσαςThis man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.Acts 23:1 · ἈτενίσαςPaul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”2 Corinthians 3:7 · ἀτενίσαιNow if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,2 Corinthians 3:13 · ἀτενίσαιWe are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.