Original: ἀτενίζω

Transliteration: atenízō

Phonetic: at-en-id'-zo

Short Definition: Behold earnestly

- Original: ἀτενίζω

- Transliteration: Atenizo

- Phonetic: at-en-id'-zo

- Definition:

1. to fix the eyes on, gaze upon

2. to look into anything

3. metaph. to fix one's mind on one as an example

- Origin: from a compound of G1 (as a particle of union) and teino (to stretch)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From a compound of G1 (as a particle of union) and τείνω teinō (to stretch); to gaze intently: - behold earnestly (stedfastly) fasten (eyes) look (earnestly stedfastly up stedfastly) set eyes.