Look (To)

"to look, regard, behold." This verb is found in both ancient and modern Hebrew. It occurs approximately 70 times in the Old Testament. The first use of this term is in Gen 15:5, where it is used in the sense of "take a good look," as God commands Abraham: "Look now toward heaven, and [number] the stars…" While nabat is commonly used of physical "looking" (Exod 3:6), the word is frequently used in a figurative sense to mean a spiritual and inner apprehension. Thus, Samuel is told by God: "Look not on his countenance…" (1Sam 16:7) as he searched for a king among Jesse's sons. The sense of "consider" (with insight) is expressed in Isa 51:1-2: "… Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn… Look unto Abraham your father…" "Pay attention to" seems to be the meaning in Isa 5:12: "… they regard not the work of the Lord…"

"to look" (see LOOK, No. 1), has the meaning of "taking heed, looking to oneself," in 2Jo 1:8. See HEED.

"to see" (see LOOK, No. 7), has the meaning of "seeing to" or "caring for a thing" in Mat 27:4, "see (thou to it);" in Act 18:15, "look to it (yourselves);" the future (sing. opsei, plural, opsesthe), is used for the tense which is wanting in horao, and stands for the imperative.