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Lexicon :: Strong's G991 - blepō

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βλέπω
Transliteration
blepō (Key)
Pronunciation
blep'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary word
mGNT
133x in 27 unique form(s)
TR
135x in 32 unique form(s)
LXX
104x in 27 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:315,706

Strong’s Definitions

βλέπω blépō, blep'-o; a primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively):—behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed. Compare G3700.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x

The KJV translates Strong's G991 in the following manner: see (90x), take heed (12x), behold (10x), beware (4x), look on (4x), look (3x), beware of (3x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x
The KJV translates Strong's G991 in the following manner: see (90x), take heed (12x), behold (10x), beware (4x), look on (4x), look (3x), beware of (3x), miscellaneous (9x).
  1. to see, discern, of the bodily eye

    1. with the bodily eye: to be possessed of sight, have the power of seeing

    2. perceive by the use of the eyes: to see, look descry

    3. to turn the eyes to anything: to look at, look upon, gaze at

    4. to perceive by the senses, to feel

    5. to discover by use, to know by experience

  2. metaph. to see with the mind's eye

    1. to have (the power of) understanding

    2. to discern mentally, observe, perceive, discover, understand

    3. to turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing, to consider, contemplate, to look at, to weigh carefully, examine

  3. in a geographical sense of places, mountains, buildings, etc. turning towards any quarter, as it were, facing it

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βλέπω blépō, blep'-o; a primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively):—behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed. Compare G3700.
STRONGS G991:
βλέπω; [imperfect ἔβλεπον]; future βλέψω; 1 aorist ἔβλεψα; [present passive βλέπομαι]; Sept. for רָאָה, פָּנָה, חָזָה, הִבִּיט; in Greek writings from Aeschylus down; to see, discern:
1. With the bodily eye;
a. to be possessed of sight, have the power of seeing, opposed to τυφλός: Matthew 12:22; Matthew 13:16; Matthew 15:31; John 9:7, 15, 19, 25; Acts 9:9; Romans 11:8, 10; Revelation 3:18, etc. (Sophocles Oed. Col. 73; Aristophanes Plutarch, 15; Xenophon, mem. 1, 3, 4; Aelian v. h. 6, 12, etc. Exodus 4:11; Exodus 23:8, etc. Tobit 11:15). τὸ βλέπειν sight, the power of seeing, Luke 7:21 (G L T Tr WH omit τό).
b. to perceive by the use of the eyes, to see, look, descry;
α. absolutely: βλεπόντων αὐτῶν while they were looking, Acts 1:9; [Acts 22:11 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading]; ἔρχου καὶ βλέπε, Rec. in Revelation 6:1, 3, 5, 7.
β. with the accusative of person or thing: Matthew 7:3; Matthew 11:4; Matthew 24:2; Mark 5:31; Mark 8:23; Mark 13:2; Luke 6:41; Luke 24:12 [T omits; L Tr brackets WH reject the verse]; John 1:29; Acts 4:14, etc.; [Revelation 18:18 Rec. ὁρῶντες]; τὴν φωνήν, him who uttered the voice, Revelation 1:12; ὅραμα, Acts 12:9; he who has free access to one, as princes, ministers, and personal friends have to a king, is said βλ. τὸ πρόσωπόν τινος (הַמֶּלֶך פְּנֵי רֹאֵי, 2 Kings 25:19; Jeremiah 52:25; Esther 1:14); hence in Matthew 18:10 angels of closest access or of highest rank are referred to (see ἀρχάγγελος). Passive τὰ βλεπόμενα the things that are seen: 2 Corinthians 4:18; Hebrews 11:3 (L T Tr WH τὸ βλεπόμενον, the sum-total or complex of things seen); ἐλπὶς βλεπομένη hope of things that are seen, i. e. that are present, Romans 8:24.
c. to turn the eyes to anything, to look at, look upon, gaze at: γυναῖκα, Matthew 5:28; εἴς τι or τινα [Winer's Grammar, § 33 g.], Luke 9:62; John 13:22; Acts 3:4; εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, Acts 1:11 T Tr WH; in the sense of looking into (i. e. in order to read), βιβλίον, Revelation 5:3f.
d. universally, to perceive by the senses, to feel: τὸν ἄνεμον ἰσχυρόν [T WH omit ἰσχ.], Matthew 14:30 (κτυπον δέδορκα, Aeschylus sept. 104).
e. to discover by use, to know by experience: τί, Romans 7:23; followed by ὅτι, 2 Corinthians 7:8; by attract. τὸ θηρίον, ὅτι κτλ., Revelation 17:8; ὑπὲρ βλέπει με for ὑπὲρ τοῦτο, βλέπει με ὄντα, lest he think me greater than on personal knowledge he finds me to be, 2 Corinthians 12:6.
2. metaphorically, to see with the mind's eye;
a. to have (the power of) understanding: βλέποντες οὐ βλέπουσι, though endued with understanding they do not understand, Matthew 13:13; Luke 8:10.
b. to discern mentally, observe, perceive, discover, understand; absolutely: δἰ ἐσόπτρου, 1 Corinthians 13:12; of the omniscient God βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρύπτῷ seeing in secret, where man sees nothing, Matthew 6:4, 6, 18 [here L T Tr WH βλ. ἐν τ. κρυφαίῳ); ἐγγίζουσαν τὴν ἡμέραν, Hebrews 10:25 (from certain external signs); Ἰησοῦν... ἐστεφανωμένον, we see (from his resurrection and from the effects and witness of the Holy Spirit) Jesus crowned, Hebrews 2:9; followed by ὅτι, Hebrews 3:19; James 2:22.
c. to turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing, to consider, contemplate, look to; absolutely βλέπετε take heed: Mark 13:23, 33; with an accusative of the thing or person, 1 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Corinthians 10:7; Philippians 3:2; Colossians 2:5; followed by πῶς with indicative [Winers Grammar, 300 (282); Buttmann, 255 (219)], Luke 8:18; 1 Corinthians 3:10; Ephesians 5:15; to weigh carefully, examine, followed by the interrogative τί with indicative Mark 4:24; εἰς πρόσωπόν τινος, to look at i. e. have regard to one's external condition — used of those who are influenced by partiality: Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14. By a use not found in Greek authors ἑαυτὸν βλέπειν to look to oneself (equivalent to sibi cavere): Mark 13:9; followed by ἵνα μή [cf. Buttmann, 242 (209)], 2 John 1:8; βλέπειν ἀπό τινος (equivalent to sibi cavere ab aliquo) to beware of one [Winers Grammar, 223 (209), cf. 39 (38); Buttmann, 242 (209), cf. 323 (278)], Mark 8:15; Mark 12:38; look to in the sense of providing, taking care: followed by ἵνα, 1 Corinthians 16:10; followed by μή with subjunctive aorist, Matthew 24:4; Mark 13:5; Luke 21:8; Acts 13:40; 1 Corinthians 8:9 (μήπως); 1 Corinthians 10:12; Galatians 5:15; Hebrews 12:25; followed by μή with future indicative, Colossians 2:8; Hebrews 3:12. The Greeks say ὁρᾶν μή [cf. Winers Grammar, 503 (468f); Buttmann, 242f (209)].
3. in a geographical sense, like Latin specto [English look], of places, mountains, buildings, etc., turned towards any quarter, as it were facing it: followed by κατά with the accusative, Acts 27:12 [cf. Buttmann, D. American edition under the word Phenice], (Sept. [Numbers 21:20]; Ezekiel 11:1; [Ezekiel 44:1; 47:1]; πρός, Xenophon, Hell. 7, 1, 17; mem. 3, 8, 9; Herodian, 6, 5, 2; Diogenes Laërtius 1, 2, 48; Sept. Ezekiel 9:2; Ezekiel 40:24; [Ezekiel 46:1]; εἰς, Ezekiel 8:3, etc. [for other examples see Sophocles Lexicon, under the word]). [Synonym: see under the word ὁράω. Compare: ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐμ-, ἐπι-, περι-, προβλέπω.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
4:11; 23:8
Numbers
21:20
2 Kings
25:19
Esther
1:14
Jeremiah
52:25
Ezekiel
8:3; 9:2; 11:1; 40:24; 44:1; 46:1; 47:1
Matthew
5:28; 6:4; 6:6; 6:18; 7:3; 11:4; 12:22; 13:13; 13:16; 14:30; 15:31; 18:10; 22:16; 24:2; 24:4
Mark
4:24; 5:31; 8:15; 8:23; 12:14; 12:38; 13:2; 13:5; 13:9; 13:23; 13:33
Luke
6:41; 7:21; 8:10; 8:18; 9:62; 21:8; 24:12
John
1:29; 9:7; 9:15; 9:19; 9:25; 13:22
Acts
1:9; 1:11; 3:4; 4:14; 9:9; 12:9; 13:40; 22:11; 27:12
Romans
7:23; 8:24; 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
Hebrews
2:9; 3:12; 3:19; 10:25; 11:3; 12:25
James
2:22
2 John
1:8
Revelation
1:12; 3:18; 5:3; 6:1; 6:3; 6:5; 6:7; 17:8; 18:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G991 matches the Greek βλέπω (blepō),
which occurs 104 times in 93 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 45:12–Isa 38:14)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:12 - “And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10 - Now the eyes of Israel were so dim from age that he could not see. Then [fn]Joseph brought them close to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:11 - And Yahweh said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 -

“And you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and [fn]subverts the cause of the [fn]just.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:20 - and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah which overlooks the [fn]wasteland.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - “Or has a god tried to go to take for himself a nation from within another nation with trials, with signs and wonders and with war and with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terrors, [fn]as Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:32 - “Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and yearn for them all the day long; but there will be nothing [fn]you can do.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:34 - “And you shall be driven mad by the sight of what your eyes see.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:4 - “Yet to this day Yahweh has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:14 - Then the border curved from there and turned round on the west side southward, from the hill which lies before Beth-horon southward; and [fn]it ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the west side.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:2 -

And it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to fade, and he could not see well),

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes had set so that he could not see.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:9 - (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, “Come, and let us go to the seer”; for he who is called a prophet now was formerly called a seer.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:11 -

As they were going up the slope to the city, they found young women going out to draw water and said to them, “Is the seer here?”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:18 - Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4 - So Samuel did what Yahweh said and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, “Do you come in peace?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:35 - So David received from her hand what she had brought him and said to her, “Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to your voice and [fn]granted your request.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:12 - So David took the spear and the jug of water from beside Saul’s head, and they went away, but no one saw or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a [fn]sound sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:24 - However the king said, “Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face.” So Absalom turned to his own house and did not see the king’s face.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:48 - “And also, the king said thus, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:23 - Then Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, “See, your son is alive.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:19 -

Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold now, the habitat of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad and the land [fn]is unfruitful.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:17 -

Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the [fn]company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a [fn]company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22 - All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. These were recorded by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer established in their office of trust.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:3 - But Joab said, “May Yahweh add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:29 - Now the acts of King David, from first to last, behold, they are written in the chronicles of Samuel the seer, in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the chronicles of Gad the seer,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It stood on twelve oxen, three facing the north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9 - But the poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and [fn]they are there to this day.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:16 -

Now all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them. So the people responded to the king, saying,

“What portion do we have in David?

We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.

Every man to your tents, O Israel;

Now see to your own house, David.”

So all Israel went to their tents.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:17 -

Then I said to them, “You see the calamity we are in, that Jerusalem lies waste and its gates burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a reproach.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 -

Now when it reached the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she did not seek anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who kept charge of the women, said. And Esther advanced in favor in the eyes of all who saw her.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 -

Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s house in front of the king’s [fn]rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the [fn]throne room, opposite the entrance to his house.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:4 -

‘Have You eyes of flesh?

Or do You see as a mortal man sees?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:11 -

He says in his heart, “God has forgotten;

He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 -

Resh

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to [fn]take it into Your hand.

The [fn]unfortunate commits himself to You;

You have been the helper of the orphan.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:12 -

For evils beyond number have surrounded me;

My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;

They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,

And my heart has [fn]failed me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:23 -

May their eyes darken so that they cannot see,

And make their loins quake continually.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 -

Let your eyes look directly ahead

And even let your eyelids be fixed straight in front of you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 -

The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips,

But the righteous man will come out from distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 -

There is a way which seems right to a man,

But its end is the way of death.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:16 -

When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the endeavor which has been done on the earth (even though one never sees sleep with his eyes day or night),

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:4 - He who [fn]watches the wind will not sow, and he who looks at the clouds will not reap.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:7 -

The light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and valiant men bend down, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through [fn]windows grow dark;
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:6 -

“Do not look at me because I am [fn]swarthy,

For the sun has burned me.

My mother’s sons were angry with me;

They made me caretaker of the vineyards,

But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:9 - He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;

Keep on seeing, but do not know.’

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.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 -

For this reason my loins are full of anguish;

Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.

I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:18 -

On that day the deaf will hear words of a book,

And out of [fn]darkness and thick darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 -

“Like a swallow, like a crane, so I chirped;

I moan like a dove;

My eyes look wistfully to the heights;

O Lord, I am oppressed, be my security.


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