ἀναβλέπωanablépō
to look up; by implication, to recover sight
Greek (New Testament) · G308
Meanings
1. to look up: Mark 8:24, and elsewhere; followed by εἰς, Matthew 14:19, and elsewhere.
2. to recover sight: Matthew 11:5, John 9:11, and elsewhere
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 25 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:5 the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.”
- Matthew 14:19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people.
- Matthew 20:34 Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.
- Mark 6:41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.
- Mark 7:34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!”
- Mark 8:24 The man looked around. “Yes,” he said, “I see people, but I can’t see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.