Heed (to give, to take)
[ 1,,
G991,
blepo ]
to look, See," usually implying more especially an intent, earnest contemplation, is rendered "take heed" in
Matthew 24:4;
Mark 4:24;
Mark 13:5,
Mark 13:9,
Mark 13:23,
Mark 13:33;
Luke 8:18;
Luke 21:8;
1 Corinthians 3:10;
1 Corinthians 8:9;
1 Corinthians 10:12;
Galatians 5:15;
Colossians 2:8 (AV, "beware");
Colossians 4:17;
Hebrews 3:12. See
BEHOLD,
BEWARE,
LIE,
LOOK,
PERCEIVE,
REGARD,
SEE.
[ 2,,
G3708,
horao ]
"to See," usually expressing the sense of vision, is rendered "take heed" in
Matthew 16:6;
Matthew 18:10, AV (RV, "see");
Mark 8:15;
Luke 12:15;
Acts 22:26 (AV only). See
BEHOLD,
SEE.
[ 3,,
G4337,
prosecho ]
lit., "to hold to," signifies "to turn to, turn one's attention to;" hence, "to give heed;" it is rendered "take heed" in
Matthew 6:1;
Luke 17:3;
Luke 21:34;
Acts 5:35 Acts 20:28;
2 Peter 1:19; to give heed to, in
Acts 8:6,
Acts 8:10; in
Acts 8:11 (AV, "had regard to");
Acts 16:14 (AV, "attended unto");
1 Timothy 1:4;
1 Timothy 4:1,
1 Timothy 4:13 (AV, "give attendance to");
Titus 1:14;
Hebrews 2:1, lit., "to give heed more earnestly." See
ATTEND,
BEWARE,
GIVE,
REGARD.
[ 4,,
G1907,
epecho ]
"to hole upon," then, "to direct towards, to give attention to," is rendered "gave heed," in
Acts 3:5; "take heed," in
1 Timothy 4:16. See
HOLD (forth), MARK, STAY.
Notes:
(1) In
Luke 11:35, AV, skopeo, "to look," is translated "take heed (that)," RV, "look (whether)."
(2) Nos. 2 and 3 are used together in
Matthew 16:6; Nos. 2 and 1, in that order, in
Mark 8:15; but in
Luke 12:15 the RV rightly follows No. 2 by "keep yourselves from" (phulasso, "to guard").
(3) For the RV of
Mark 5:36, "not heeding," See
under HEAR, No. 7.
(4) In
Romans 11:21 the AV adds "take heed," because of a variant reading which introduces the clause by a conjunctive phrase signifying "lest."
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words