Strong's G816 · Greek
ἀτενίζω
atenizo · /at-en-id'-zo/
Definition
from a compound of 1 (as a particle of union) and teino (to stretch); to gaze intently:--behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.
KJV: behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes
Root / derivation: from a compound of 1 (as a particle of union) and teino (to stretch)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἀτενίζω across 13 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
13 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Luke2 verses
Acts9 verses
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
Acts 3:12And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
Acts 6:15And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
Acts 10:4And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
Acts 11:6Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
Acts 13:9Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost set his eyes on him,
Acts 14:9The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Acts 23:1And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
2 Corinthians2 verses
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
2 Corinthians 3:13And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G816 (atenizo) mean?
from a compound of 1 (as a particle of union) and teino (to stretch); to gaze intently:--behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.
How many times does G816 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G816 (ἀτενίζω) appears in 13 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “eyes.”
How is atenizo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G816 is rendered as “eyes” (3×), “beholding” (2×), “looked” (2×), “stedfastly” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ἀτενίζω come from?
from a compound of 1 (as a particle of union) and teino (to stretch)