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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 about 3,000 men and women were on the roof looking on while Samson was amusing them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:7 - But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for [fn]God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8 - But the poles were so long that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and they are there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:10 - But he said to her, “You speak as one of the wickedly foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept calamity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 -

How blessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust,

And has not [fn]turned to the proud, nor to those who stray into falsehood.

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And their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;

But they do not look upon the deeds of Yahweh,

Nor do they see the work of His hands.

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And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea.

If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress;

Even the light is darkened by its clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:22 - Then they will look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be banished into thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:7 -

In that day man will have regard for his Maker

And his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:8 -

And He revealed the [fn]defense of Judah.

In that day you looked to the weapons of the house of the forest,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:11 -

And you made a reservoir between the two walls

For the waters of the old pool.

But you did not look to Him who made it,

Nor did you see Him who formed it long ago.

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“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness,

Who seek Yahweh:

Look to the rock from which you were hewn

And to the [fn]quarry from which you were dug.

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“Look to Abraham your father

And to Sarah who brought you forth through labor pains;

When he was but one I called him,

Then I blessed him and multiplied him.”

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“Lift up your eyes to the sky,

Then look to the earth beneath;

For the sky will vanish like smoke,

And the earth will wear out like a garment,

And its inhabitants will die [fn]in like manner;

But My salvation will be forever,

And My righteousness will not be dismayed.

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