πατεῖν

From LSJ

Πρόσεχε τῷ ὑποκειμένῳ ἢ τῇ ἐνεργείᾳ ἢ τῷ δόγματι ἢ τῷ σημαινομένῳ. → Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also πατέω): move, step, thumb, ride rough-shod over, trample down, trample on, trample under foot, tread down