ἰδού

ἰδού,

[in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,]

prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11),

lo, behold, see: Matt 10,16; 11,8; 13,3, Mark 3,32, Luk 2,48, 1 Kor 15,51, Jak 5,9, Jud 14, Åb 1,7, al.; after genitive absol., Matt 1,20; 2,1, 13; 12,46, al.; καὶ ἰδού, Matt 2,9 (and freq.), Luk 1,20; 10,25, ApG 12,7, al.; in elliptical sentences, taking the place of copula or predicate (like הִנֵּה in Heb.), Matt 3,17, Luk 5,12; 22,31, 47 ApG 8,27, 36 al.