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kon-sid´ẽr: In the New Testament the force of the word is brought out most vividly in (καταμανθαÌνω, katamanthaÌnoÌ„), where it means to “examine closely,†as though the observer had to bend down for this purpose, and in ; (katanoeÌoÌ„, to “observe wellâ€), while in the anatheoÌ„reÌoÌ„, “look up toward†or “look again at†is consistent with the reverential regard commended in the context. Used in the Old Testament for a variety of Hebrew terms, signifying inspecting (), examining (), giving serious thoughts to ( ; ), it often means little more than “see†or “behold†(; ).