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Lexicon :: Strong's G1689 - emblepō

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ἐμβλέπω
Transliteration
emblepō (Key)
Pronunciation
em-blep'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐμβλέπω emblépō, em-blep'-o; from G1722 and G991; to look on, i.e. (relatively) to observe fixedly, or (absolutely) to discern clearly:—behold, gaze up, look upon, (could) see.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G1689 in the following manner: behold (5x), look upon (4x), see (1x), gaze up (1x), can see (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G1689 in the following manner: behold (5x), look upon (4x), see (1x), gaze up (1x), can see (1x).

  1. to turn one's eyes on

  2. look at

  3. metaph. to look at with the mind, to consider

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐμβλέπω emblépō, em-blep'-o; from G1722 and G991; to look on, i.e. (relatively) to observe fixedly, or (absolutely) to discern clearly:—behold, gaze up, look upon, (could) see.
STRONGS G1689:
ἐμβλέπω [see ἐν, III. 3]; imperfect ἐνέβλεπον; 1 aorist ἐνεβλεψα, participle ἐμβλέψας; to turn one's eyes on; look at;
1. properly: with the accusative Mark 8:25, (Anth. 11, 3; Sept. Judges 16:27 [Alex.]); τινί (Plato, rep. 10, 608 d.; Polybius 15, 28, 3, and elsewhere), Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:21, 27; Mark 14:67; Luke 20:17; Luke 22:61; John 1:36, 42 (43), (in all these passages ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ or αὐτοῖς λέγει or εἶπεν, cf. Xenophon, Cyril 1, 3, 2 ἐμβλέπων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν). εἰς τ. οὐρανόν, Acts 1:11 R G L, (εἰς τ γῆν, Isaiah 5:30; Isaiah 8:22; εἰς ὀφθαλμόν, Plato, Alc. 1, p. 132 e.). Absol., οὐκ ἐνέβλεπον, I beheld not, i. e. the power of looking upon (namely, surrounding objects) was taken away from me, Acts 22:11 [Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἔβλεπ.], (2 Chronicles 20:24 [Ald.]; Xenophon, mem. 3, 11, 10).
2. figuratively, to look at with the mind, to consider: Matthew 6:26, (Isaiah 51:1f; Sir. 2:10; Sir. 36:15 (Sirach 33:15); with the accusative only, Isaiah 5:12; with the dative, 2 Macc. 12:45).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
16:27
2 Chronicles
20:24
Isaiah
5:12; 5:30; 8:22; 51:1
Matthew
6:26; 19:26
Mark
8:25; 10:21; 10:27; 14:67
Luke
20:17; 22:61
John
1:36; 1:42
Acts
1:11; 22:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1689 matches the Greek ἐμβλέπω (emblepō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:27 - Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:7 - But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8 - And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:10 - But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 - Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:12 - And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:30 - And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:22 - And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:7 - At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:8 - And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:11 - Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:2 - Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:6 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
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