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Heed

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

"to look, see," usually implying more especially an intent, earnest contemplation, is rendered "take heed" in Matthew 24:4; Mark 4:24; 13:5,9,23,33; Luke 8:18; 21:8; 1 Corinthians 3:10; 8:9; 10:12; Galatians 5:15; Colossians 2:8 (AV, "beware"); 4:17; Hebrews 3:12 . See BEHOLD , BEWARE , LIE , LOOK , PERCEIVE , REGARD , SEE.

"to see," usually expressing the sense of vision, is rendered "take heed" in Matthew 16:6; 18:10 , AV (RV, "see"); Mark 8:15; Luke 12:15; Acts 22:26 (AV only). See BEHOLD , SEE.

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; 21:34; Acts 5:35 20:28; 2 Peter 1:19; to give heed to, in Acts 8:6,10; in ver. Acts 8:11 (AV, "had regard to"); Acts 16:14 (AV, "attended unto"); 1 Timothy 1:4; 4:1,13 (AV, "give attendance to"); Titus 1:14; Hebrews 2:1 , lit., "to give heed more earnestly." See ATTEND , BEWARE , GIVE , REGARD.

"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."