kon-sid'-er: In the New Testament the force of the word is brought out most vividly inMt 6:26(katamanthano), where it means to "examine closely," as though the observer had to bend down for this purpose, and inLu 12:27;Heb 10:24(katanoeo, to "observe well"), while inHeb 13:7the anatheoreo, "look up toward" or "look again at" is consistent with the reverential regard commended in the context. Used in the Old Testament for a variety of Hebrew terms, signifying inspecting (Pr 31:16), examining (Le 13:13), giving serious thoughts to (Ps 77:5;Isa 1:3), it often means little more than "see" or "behold" (Ps 8:3;9:13).
H. E. Jacobs