Epeidon means “behold” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1896 — hege (“Hegai”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1896 ἐπείδον (epeidon) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epeidon (ep-ei'-don) (and other moods and persons of the same tense) v. 1. to regard (favorably or otherwise) [from G1909 and G1492] It has 30 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include looked and behold. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
epeidon (ep-ei'-don) (and other moods and persons of the same tense) v. 1. to regard (favorably or otherwise) [from G1909 and G1492] KJV: behold, look upon Root(s): G1909, G1492
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to look upon
Usage: ἐπ-εῖδον 2 aor. without Pres. in use; [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה ;] to regard with attention, look upon (in cl., of the gods) __1. with a view to bless: with inf., Luk.1:25 (cf. DB, 136b). __2. To punish: before ἐπί, Act.4:29.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epeidon, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G1896 (ἐπείδον) appears 28 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
2 indexed usages in New Testament.
21 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Abel also brought of the firstborn of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,
And she called the name of the Lord God who spoke to her, Thou art God who seest me; for she said, For I have openly seen him that appeared to me.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them.
7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Gather those together that are scattered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that thou art our God.
But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him that seeth all things, fled amain, one running this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords.
Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said, O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously, but give honor to that day, which he, that seeth all things, hath honored with holiness above other days.
First 30 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1896.
And Abel also brought of the firstborn of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,
And she called the name of the Lord God who spoke to her, Thou art God who seest me; for she said, For I have openly seen him that appeared to me.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them.
And these things were little in thy sight, O God: thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to come, and thou hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and hast exalted me, O Lord God.
For their good things were in their hands, But he regards not the works of the ungodly.
Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? And has he not brought down the proud?
For he surveys the whole earth under heaven, Knowing the things in the earth:
For he will not lay upon a man more than right.
In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: In the morning will I wait upon thee, and will look up.
They counted all my bones; And they observed and looked upon me.
I will exult and be glad in thy mercy: For thou hast looked upon mine affliction; Thou hast saved my soul from distresses.
O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, Mine only begotten one from the lions.
For thou hast delivered me out of all affliction, And mine eye has seen my desire upon mine enemies.
And mine eye has seen mine enemies, And mine ear shall hear the wicked that rise up against me.
And yet looks upon the low things in heaven, And on the earth:
The Lord is my helper; And I shall see my desire upon mine enemies.
Stand by the way, and look, thou that dwellest in Aroer; and ask him that is fleeing, and him that escapes, and say, What has happened?
Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is become very exceedingly great: for the land is filled with many nations, and the city is filled with iniquity and uncleanness: because they have said, The Lord has forsaken the earth, The Lord looks not upon it.
And now have many nations gathered against thee, saying, We will rejoice, and our eyes shall look upon Zion.
And she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shall clothe herself with shame, who says, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall look upon her: now shall she be for trampling as mire in the ways.
The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach, and his sacrifice shall be in Damascus; for the Lord looks upon men, and upon all the tribes of Israel.
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
Gather those together that are scattered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that thou art our God.
But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him that seeth all things, fled amain, one running this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords.
Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said, O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously, but give honor to that day, which he, that seeth all things, hath honored with holiness above other days.
look upon the seed of Abraham, upon the children of the sanctified Jacob, thy sanctified inheritance, O Father, now being wrongfully destroyed as strangers in a strange land.
Thou who art All-powerful and Almighty, O Eternal One, behold! have mercy upon us who are being withdrawn from life, like traitors, by the unreasoning insolence of lawless men.
And one and all, looking on each other serene and confident, said, Let us sacrifice with all our heart our souls to God who gave them, and employ our bodies for the keeping of the law.
Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, And when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1896, grouped by book.
Epeidon (Strong's G1896) is a Greek word most simply glossed "behold". epeidon (ep-ei'-don) (and other moods and persons of the same tense) v. 1. to regard (favorably or otherwise) [from G1909 and G1492]
This page currently indexes 30 linked usages for Strong's G1896 across 15 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1896 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as looked and behold. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 21 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1896, with linked reader references where each row is available.