ἐθεασάμεθα. Aor mid ind 1st pl θεάομαι. On the significance of the tense and number, see above on ἀκηκόαμεν. The voice should probably be viewed as a true middle, indicating that the subject is “the center of emphasis, the receiver of sensory perception” (Miller, 429). For more on the voice, see “Deponency” in the Series Introduction. According to Louw and Nida (24.14), θεάομαι differs from ὁράω (used above) in that it carries the nuance of “continuity and attention, often with the implication