Heed (to give, to take) - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
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."