βλέπωblépō
to look at (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G991
Meanings
(a) to see, have sight (opposed to τυφλὸς εἶναι): Matthew 12:22, John 9:7, Acts 9:9, Romans 11:8, Revelation 3:18, and elsewhere
(b) to perceive, look (at), see: absolutely, Acts 1:9; with accusative, Matthew 7:3, Mark 5:31, Luke 6:41, John 1:29, and elsewhere; ὅραμα, Acts 12:9; γυναῖκα, Matthew 5:28; βιβλίον, Revelation 5:3, Revelation 5:4; τ. βλεπόμενα, 2 Corinthians 4:18.
2. Metaph., of mental vision
(a) to see, perceive, discern: absolutely, Matthew 13:13, Luke 8:10; δι’ ἐσόπτρου, 1 Corinthians 13:12; with accusative, Hebrews 2:9, Hebrews 10:25; followed by ὅτι, Hebrews 3:19, James 2:22
(b) to consider, look to, take heed: absolutely, Mark 13:23, Mark 13:33; with accusative, 1 Corinthians 1:26, and elsewhere; followed by πῶς, with indicative, Luke 8:18, 1 Corinthians 3:10, Ephesians 5:15; followed by τί, with indicative, Mark 4:24; followed by εἰς πρόσωπον, of partiality, Matthew 22:16, Mark 12:14. Colloq., β. ἑαυτόν: Mark 13:9; followed by ἵνα μή, 2 John 1:8; β. ἀπό, Mark 8:15, Mark 12:38; followed by μή (classical Greek ὁρᾶν), with future indic., Colossians 2:8, Hebrews 3:12; id. with aorist subj., Matthew 24:4, Mark 13:5.
3. Of situation and direction (Lat. specto), to look, face (towards), places, etc. (followed by πρός, Xen, Hell., vii, 1, 17; Ezekiel 40:23, 24): followed by κατά, with accusative, Acts 27:12 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐμ-, ἐπι-, περ-, προ-βλέπω), see DCG, i, 446; ii, 596.
Same root
- ἀναβλέπωanablépō · G308to look up; by implication, to recover sight
- προβλέπωproblépō · G4265to look out beforehand, i.e. furnish in advance
- διαβλέπωdiablépō · G1227to look through, i.e. recover full vision
- ἀποβλέπωapoblépō · G578to look away from everything else, i.e. (figuratively) intently regard
- ἐμβλέπωemblépō · G1689to look on, i.e. (relatively) to observe fixedly, or (absolutely) to discern clearly
- βλέμμαblémma · G990vision (properly concrete; by implication, abstract)
- περιβλέπωperiblépō · G4017to look all around
- ἐπιβλέπωepiblépō · G1914to gaze at (with favor, pity or partiality)
Where it appears
Appears 132 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Matthew 6:4 Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
- Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
- Matthew 6:18 Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
- Matthew 7:3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?
- Matthew 11:4 Jesus told them, “Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen—
See every passage
- Matthew 5:28, 6:4, 6:6, 6:18, 7:3, 11:4, 12:22, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:17, 14:30, 15:31, 18:10, 22:16, 24:2, 24:4
- Mark 4:12, 4:24, 5:31, 8:15, 8:18, 8:23, 8:24, 12:14, 12:38, 13:2, 13:5, 13:9, 13:23, 13:33
- Luke 6:41, 6:42, 7:21, 7:44, 8:10, 8:16, 8:18, 9:62, 10:23, 10:24, 11:33, 21:8, 21:30, 24:12
- John 1:29, 5:19, 9:7, 9:15, 9:19, 9:21, 9:25, 9:39, 9:41, 11:9, 13:22, 20:1, 20:5, 21:9, 21:20
- Acts 1:9, 2:33, 3:4, 4:14, 8:6, 9:8, 9:9, 12:9, 13:11, 13:40, 27:12, 28:26
- Romans 7:23, 8:24, 8:25, 11:8, 11:10
- 1 Corinthians 1:26, 3:10, 8:9, 10:12, 10:18, 13:12, 16:10
- 2 Corinthians 4:18, 7:8, 10:7, 12:6
- Galatians 5:15
- Ephesians 5:15
- Philippians 3:2
- Colossians 2:5, 2:8, 4:17
- Hebrews 2:9, 3:12, 3:19, 10:25, 11:1, 11:3, 11:7, 12:25
- James 2:22
- 2 John 1:8
- Revelation 1:11, 1:12, 3:18, 5:3, 5:4, 9:20, 11:9, 16:15, 17:8, 18:9, 18:18, 22:8
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.