ἰδοῦ
(ἴδου Hdn.Gr. cited in [[ 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 2.140), ] Refs 4th c.AD+]aorist 2 imperative middle of ὁρά; but,
__II ἰδού (on the accent see Hdn.Gr.[[ 1.417, +others), as ] Refs] adverb, lo! behold! (even with words of hearing, ἰδοὺ δοῦπον αὖ κλύω τινά [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 870 (Lyric poetry), compare “El.” 1410): ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.1 with Nouns and Prons., ἰ. χελιδών Klein [[ “Meistersign.” 133 (Attic vase, 6th c.BC)] Refs 6th c.BC+], etc.; ἰ. ἐγώ here am I, [[ LXX.Gen.27.1, +others; ἰ. ἡ μνᾶ σοι NT.Luke.19.20 ] LXX+NT]; οὐκ ἰ. Ἀαρώ; [[ LXX.Exo.4.14. ] LXX]
__II.2 with Verbs,
__II.2.a in the imperative, ἰ. θεᾶσθε [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1079, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 366 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially in offering a thing, take it! ἰ. δέχου παῖ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 776. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2.b in indicative of all tenses, ἰ. πείθομαι [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 143 (Lyric poetry): frequently in LXX and “NT” ] NT+5th c.BC+] with past tenses, [[ LXX.Gen.24.15, +others, NT.Matt.27.51, +others] LXX+NT]; in the middle of a sentence, [[ NT.Luke.13.16. ] NT]
__II.3 with questions, ἰ., τί ἔστι; [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 825, “Eq.” 157. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]