STRONGS G872:
ἀφοράω,
-ῶ;
to turn the eyes away from other things and fix them on something; cf.
ἀποβλέπω. Tropically, to turn one's mind to:
εἴς τινα,
Hebrews 12:2 [Winer's Grammar, § 66, 2 d.] (
εἰς θεόν, 4 Macc. 17:10; for examples from Greek writings cf. Bleek on Heb. vol. ii. 2, p. 862). Further, cf.
ἀπεῖδον.
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