II. ἰδού (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr.1.417, al.), as Adv., lo! behold! (even with words of hearing, “ἰδοὺ δοῦπον αὖ κλύω τινά” S.Aj.870 (lyr.), cf.El.1410):
1. with Nouns and Prons., ἰ. χελιδών Klein Meistersign.133 (Attic vase, vi B.C.), etc.; ἰ. ἐγώ here am I, LXX Ge.27.1,al.; “ἰ. ἡ μνᾶ σοι” Ev.Luc.19.20; οὐκ ἰ. Ἀαρών; LXXEx.4.14.
2. with Verbs,
a. in the imper., “ἰ. θεᾶσθε” S.Tr.1079, Ar.Ach.366; esp. in offering a thing, take it! “ἰ. δέχου παῖ” S.Ph.776.
b. in ind. of all tenses, “ἰ. πείθομαι” E.Or.143 (lyr.): freq. in LXX and NT with past tenses, Ge.24.15,al., Ev.Matt.27.51, al.; in the middle of a sentence, Ev.Luc.13.16.