Perceive
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord.

2. (v. t.) To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to see; to understand.

3. (v. t.) To be affected of influenced by.

Greek
143. aisthanomai -- to perceive
... to perceive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: aisthanomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ahee-sthan'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I perceive Definition: I perceive ...
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3708. horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
... to see, perceive, attend to. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: horao Phonetic
Spelling: (hor-ah'-o) Short Definition: I see, look upon, experience Definition ...
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2657. katanoeo -- to take note of, perceive
... to take note of, perceive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katanoeo Phonetic
Spelling: (kat-an-o-eh'-o) Short Definition: I understand, perceive, consider ...
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3539. noeo -- to perceive, think
... to perceive, think. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: noeo Phonetic Spelling:
(noy-eh'-o) Short Definition: I understand, consider Definition: I understand ...
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1097. ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
... to come to know, recognize, perceive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ginosko
Phonetic Spelling: (ghin-oce'-ko) Short Definition: I come to know, learn ...
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1492. eido -- be aware, behold, consider, perceive
... be aware, behold, consider, perceive. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eido
Phonetic Spelling: (i'-do) Short Definition: I know, remember Definition: I know ...
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1921. epiginosko -- to know exactly, to recognize
... oce'-ko) Short Definition: I come to know, discern, recognize Definition: I come
to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize ...
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991. blepo -- to look (at)
... Speech: Verb Transliteration: blepo Phonetic Spelling: (blep'-o) Short Definition:
I look, see Definition: (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern ...
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145. aistheterion -- organ of perception
... 145 (a neuter noun derived from , "perceive, discern ") -- properly, "the organ
of " (), emphasizing the result of () -- ie to know what is right or wrong in ...
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2334. theoreo -- to look at, gaze
... envoy, spectator) Definition to look at, gaze NASB Word Usage beholds (1), look
(1), looking (5), observe (3), observed (4), observing (3), perceive (2), saw (8 ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2938. taam -- to taste, perceive
... taam. 2939 . to taste, perceive. Transliteration: taam Phonetic Spelling:
(taw-am') Short Definition: taste. Word Origin a prim. ... but, perceive, taste. ...
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7381a. riach -- to smell, perceive odor
... 7381, 7381a. riach. 7381b . to smell, perceive odor. Transliteration:
riach Short Definition: smell. Word Origin denominative verb ...
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7381. reyach -- to smell, perceive odor
... 7380, 7381. reyach. 7381a . to smell, perceive odor. Transliteration: reyach
Phonetic Spelling: (ray'-akh) Short Definition: savour. savour, scent, smell ...
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7789. shur -- to behold, regard
... regards (1), see (1), watch (1). behold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive,
regard, see. A primitive root (identical with shuwr through ...
/hebrew/7789.htm - 6k

3045. yada -- to know
... 1), make myself known (4), make them known (1), make your known (1), make yourself
known (1), make known (14), notice (2), observe (2), perceive (1), perceived ...
/hebrew/3045.htm - 8k

995. bin -- to discern
... 1), look carefully (1), looked at him carefully (1), observe (1), observed (2),
observing (1), paid close attention (1), pay heed (2), perceive (5), perceived ...
/hebrew/995.htm - 7k

238. azan -- to give ear, listen
... listening (1), pays attention (1), perceived by ear (1). give perceive by the
ear, hearken. A primitive root; probably to expand; but used ...
/hebrew/238.htm - 6k

7200. raah -- to see
... looks (11), make an inspection (2), make me see (1), makes an inspection (1), noticed
(1), observe (1), observed (5), observing (1), perceive (2), perceived (2 ...
/hebrew/7200.htm - 7k

8085. shama -- to hear
... declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell),
X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a ...
/hebrew/8085.htm - 7k

2372. chazah -- see, behold
... A primitive root; to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure);
specifically, to have a vision of -- behold, look, prophesy, provide, see. ...
/hebrew/2372.htm - 6k

Library

Chap. Ii Though the Soul Perceive it Self Deprived of Discourse ...
... II Though the Soul perceive it self deprived of Discourse, or Ratiocination, yet
it ought to presevere in Prayer, and not be afflicted, because that is its ...
/.../the spiritual guide which disentangles the soul/chap ii though the soul.htm

And Yet, Lord, we Perceive Intervals of Times, and Compare Them...
... Book XI Chapter XVI And yet, Lord, we perceive intervals of times, and compare
them? And yet, Lord, we perceive intervals of times ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xvi and yet lord.htm

Real Contact with Jesus. "And Jesus Said, Somebody Hath Touched Me ...
... REAL CONTACT WITH JESUS. "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched Me: for I perceive
that virtue is gone out of Me.""Luke viii. 46. REAL CONTACT WITH JESUS. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/till he come/real contact with jesus and.htm

The Same Methodius. Human Nature Cannot Clearly Perceive Pure ...
... Some Other Fragments of the Same Methodius. VII. The Same Methodius. Human
nature cannot clearly perceive pure justice in the soul? ...
/.../methodius/the writings of methodius fragments/vii the same methodius human.htm

But if Our Sense is not Able Till after Long Expectation to ...
... Of Prayer. John Calvin Chapter 52 But if our sense is not able till after
long expectation to perceive what the? But if our sense ...
/.../calvin/of prayer--a perpetual exercise of faith/chapter 52 but if our.htm

Then who is There that could Fail to Perceive from what a Vein...
... Book III. Chapter 53. " 65. Then who is there that could fail to perceive
from what a vein? "65. Then who is there that could ...
/.../writings in connection with the donatist controversy /chapter 53 65 then.htm

That it Arises from Our Fault and Our Desert that we Suffer, and ...
... Third Book. 47. That it arises from our fault and our desert that we suffer,
and do not perceive God's help in everything. In Hosea ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/47 that it arises from.htm

We May Commence Our Inquiry into the Subject by Noticing...
... We have an organization, by means of which we are enabled to perceive various objects
around us; and, by travelling to other lands, we can obtain a knowledge ...
/.../jerram/thoughts on a revelation/section 1 we may commence.htm

Every Error is not a Sin. An Examination of the Opinion of the ...
... he is; or when, instead of the ordinary perceptions through the bodily senses, other
appearances of a similar kind present themselves, which we perceive in the ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 20 every error is not.htm

The Sermon that the Reverend Father in Christ
... Filii hujus seculi, &c."Luc. xvi. Brethren, ye be come together this day,
as far as I perceive, to hear of great and weighty matters. ...
/.../sermons on the card and other discourses/the sermon that the reverend.htm

Thesaurus
Perceive (53 Occurrences)
... of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity
of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ...
/p/perceive.htm - 22k

Perceiving (25 Occurrences)
... (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perceive. Multi-Version Concordance ... Don't you perceive yet,
neither understand? Is your heart still hardened? (WEB ASV). ...
/p/perceiving.htm - 13k

Feel (58 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of
sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to ...
/f/feel.htm - 25k

Understanding (248 Occurrences)
... is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall
not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive, (See NIV). ...
/u/understanding.htm - 38k

Taste (46 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor of
(anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth. Also used figuratively. ...
/t/taste.htm - 59k

Savor (51 Occurrences)
... with of. 7. (n.) To use the sense of taste. 8. (vt) To perceive by the smell
or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note. 9. (vt) To ...
/s/savor.htm - 28k

See (8256 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent
qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view. ...
/s/see.htm - 9k

Understand (208 Occurrences)
... of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says,'By hearing you will hear, and will in no way
understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive: (WEB KJV WEY ASV ...
/u/understand.htm - 36k

Haply (26 Occurrences)
... 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their ...
/h/haply.htm - 17k

Otherwise (78 Occurrences)
... 13:15 for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing,
they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their ...
/o/otherwise.htm - 30k

Resources
What did Jesus mean when He said, “the eye is the lamp of the body” (Matthew 6:22)? | GotQuestions.org

Does God have a sense of humor? | GotQuestions.org

What did Jesus mean when He said, “I am the Light of the World” (John 8:12)? | GotQuestions.org

Perceive: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Perceive (53 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:3
But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand perceive what your right hand is doing,
(WEY)

Matthew 13:14
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says,'By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Matthew 13:15
for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'
(WEB ASV RSV)

Matthew 15:17
Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
(ASV)

Matthew 16:9
Don't you yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
(WEB ASV RSV)

Matthew 16:11
How is it that you don't perceive that I didn't speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
(WEB ASV RSV)

Mark 4:12
that'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.'"
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Mark 7:18
He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Don't you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can't defile him,
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Mark 8:17
Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, "Why do you reason that it's because you have no bread? Don't you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 8:46
But Jesus said, "Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me."
(Root in WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Luke 9:45
But they didn't understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 10:23
And having turned unto the disciples, he said, by themselves, 'Happy the eyes that are perceiving what ye perceive;
(YLT)

Luke 10:24
for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'
(YLT)

Luke 12:55
And when ye perceive the south wind blowing, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
(WBS)

John 1:5
and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.
(YLT)

John 4:19
The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

John 8:27
They did not perceive that He was speaking to them of the Father.
(WEY ASV)

John 12:19
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
(KJV WBS)

John 12:40
"He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them."
(WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV)

Acts 8:23
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
(KJV WEY WBS YLT)

Acts 10:34
Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Acts 17:22
Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Acts 27:10
and said to them, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 28:26
saying,'Go to this people, and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 28:27
For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
(ASV RSV)

2 Corinthians 7:8
For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Ephesians 3:4
by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
(WEB ASV RSV)

1 John 3:16
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
(KJV WBS)

Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Joshua 22:31
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 4:6
And the Philistines hear the noise of the shouting, and say, 'What 'is' the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?' and they perceive that the ark of Jehovah hath come in unto the camp.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 12:17
Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
(KJV DBY WBS)

1 Samuel 24:11
And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!
(See NAS)

2 Samuel 19:6
in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nothing to you. For today I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it would have pleased you well.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

2 Kings 4:9
She said to her husband, "See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passes by us continually.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Job 9:11
Behold, he goes by me, and I don't see him. He passes on also, but I don't perceive him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Job 14:21
His sons come to honor, and he doesn't know it. They are brought low, but he doesn't perceive it of them.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Job 23:5
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.
(See NAS)

Job 23:8
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Job 33:14
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
(Root in KJV JPS DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Psalms 94:7
They say, "Yah will not see, neither will Jacob's God consider."
(See RSV)

Psalms 139:2
You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 1:2
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 14:7
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
(Root in KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 24:12
When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.
(See RSV NIV)

Ecclesiastes 3:22
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
(KJV JPS WBS)

Isaiah 6:9
He said, "Go, and tell this people,'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Isaiah 26:10
The wicked findeth favour, He hath not learned righteousness, In a land of straightforwardness he dealeth perversely, And seeth not the excellency of Jehovah.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 33:19
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
(KJV JPS WBS)

Isaiah 43:19
See, I am doing a new thing; now it is starting; will you not take note of it? I will even make a way in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country.
(See RSV NIV)

Isaiah 52:15
so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.
(See JPS)

Jeremiah 23:18
For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should perceive and hear his word? who has marked my word, and heard it?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Ezekiel 12:3
Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Perceiving (25 Occurrences)

Feel (58 Occurrences)

Understanding (248 Occurrences)

Taste (46 Occurrences)

Savor (51 Occurrences)

See (8256 Occurrences)

Understand (208 Occurrences)

Haply (26 Occurrences)

Otherwise (78 Occurrences)

Callous (6 Occurrences)

Smell (77 Occurrences)

Loaves (54 Occurrences)

Passeth (100 Occurrences)

Indeed (628 Occurrences)

Observe (216 Occurrences)

Lest (282 Occurrences)

Turn (963 Occurrences)

Passes (74 Occurrences)

Attended (39 Occurrences)

Seeing (442 Occurrences)

Yet (1244 Occurrences)

Says (1491 Occurrences)

Didn't (734 Occurrences)

Perhaps (89 Occurrences)

Perceived (57 Occurrences)

Hearing (469 Occurrences)

Wise (422 Occurrences)

Hear (4824 Occurrences)

Hardened (45 Occurrences)

Yeast (48 Occurrences)

Voyage (5 Occurrences)

Veiled (23 Occurrences)

Void (64 Occurrences)

Virtue (21 Occurrences)

Know (8133 Occurrences)

Navigation (2 Occurrences)

Understands (16 Occurrences)

Unintelligent (5 Occurrences)

Unrighteousness (57 Occurrences)

Over-religious (1 Occurrence)

Opening (242 Occurrences)

Judge (297 Occurrences)

Lacking (53 Occurrences)

Lovest (13 Occurrences)

Lading (7 Occurrences)

Giving (611 Occurrences)

Gathered (384 Occurrences)

Grown (77 Occurrences)

Grasp (20 Occurrences)

Wished (31 Occurrences)

Wheat-harvest (6 Occurrences)

Whatsoever (167 Occurrences)

Wind (180 Occurrences)

It's (28 Occurrences)

Insignificant (9 Occurrences)

Injury (21 Occurrences)

Forgiven (61 Occurrences)

Fallen (233 Occurrences)

Follows (65 Occurrences)

Find (1784 Occurrences)

Fulfilled (143 Occurrences)

Favoritism (7 Occurrences)

Filled (336 Occurrences)

Fact (98 Occurrences)

Talking (208 Occurrences)

Touched (96 Occurrences)

Touch (82 Occurrences)

Twig (4 Occurrences)

Tasting (9 Occurrences)

Thousand (405 Occurrences)

That'seeing (2 Occurrences)

Testament (13 Occurrences)

Regardest (4 Occurrences)

Respects (13 Occurrences)

Referring (6 Occurrences)

Remarkably (1 Occurrence)

Resolve (3 Occurrences)

Resent (1 Occurrence)

Realize (29 Occurrences)

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