Lexical Definition

‎ἀφοράω‎ aphoráō (af-or-ah'-o) to consider ^G:V
from ‎ἀπό‎ and ‎ὁράω‎

look.

• to consider attentively

Abbott-Smith

ἀφ-οράω, -ῶ, [in LXX: IV Mac 17:10 (είς θεόν)*;]
(a) to look away from all else at, fix one's gaze upon: metaph. (MM, s.v.), He 12:2;
(b) simply, to see: ἀφίδω (v.s. ἀπεῖδον, and Lft., Phl., in l.; MM, s.v.), Phl 2:23 (v. Ellic., in l.).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀφοράω-άω,

Ionic dialect ἀπορ-έω, future ἀπόψομαι: aorist ἀπεῖδον:— look away from all others at one, have in view, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; look at, τι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a distant object, [Refs 5th c.BC+]compare, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὅθεν.. look to the point whence.., [Refs]; εἴς τι or τινα, [NT+1st c.AD+]: hence, obey,[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—in middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__b of Places, look towards, εἰς βόρειον ὠκεανόν[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 to view from a place, ἀπὸ δενδρέου[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II rarely, look away, have the back turned, probably in [ἀφοράωῶντας παίειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.1.36.">Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Heb.12.2}