International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: See

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: See


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sē: In addition to the ordinary sense of perceiving by the eye, we have (1) חזה, ḥāzāh, “to see” (in vision): “Words of Amos ... which he saw concerning Israel” (). The revelation was made to his inward eye. “The word of Yahweh ... which he (Micah) saw concerning Samaria” (), describing what he saw in prophetic vision (compare ); see REVELATION, III, 4; (2) ὁράω, horáō, “to take heed”: “See thou say nothing” (); (3) εἶδον, eı́don, “to know,” “to note with the mind”: “Jesus saw that he answered discreetly” (); (4) θεωρέω, theōréō, “to view,” “to have knowledge or experience of”: “He shall never see death” ().