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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 - “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 [fn]dim from age that he could not see. And [fn]Joseph brought them close to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:11 - But the LORD said to him, “Who has made the human mouth? Or who makes anyone unable to speak or deaf, or able to see or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 -

“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and [fn]subverts the cause of the 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]desert.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - “Or has a god ventured to go to take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, [fn]just as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:32 - “Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes look on and long for them constantly; but there will be nothing [fn]you can do.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:34 - “You will also be driven insane by the sight of [fn]what you see.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:4 - “Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:14 - And the border changed direction from there and turned around on the west side southward, from the hill which lies opposite 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 -

But it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to be [fn]poor and he could not see well),

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were [fn]fixed and he could not see.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:9 - (Previously in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, “Come, and let’s go to the seer”; for he who is called a prophet now was previously called a seer.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:11 -

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

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:18 - Then Saul approached Samuel at the gateway and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4 - So Samuel did what the LORD told him, and he came to Bethlehem. Then the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, “Do you come in peace?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:35 - So David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, “Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to [fn]you and [fn]granted your request.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:12 - So David took the spear and the jug of water that were at Saul’s head, and they left; and no one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone awaken, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:24 - However, the king said, “He shall return to his own house, but he shall not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house and did not see the king’s face.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:48 - “The king has also said this: ‘Blessed be the LORD, 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 - Elijah then took the boy and brought him down from the upstairs 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 site of the 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 he said, “I see a [fn]company.” And [fn]Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them and have him [fn]ask, ‘Is your intention peace?’”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22 - Those who were chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212 in all. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements, those whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their official capacity.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:3 - But Joab said, “May the LORD add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! 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 the first to the last, 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 was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them and all their hindquarters turned inward.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9 - The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and [fn]they are there to this day.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:16 -

When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people replied to the king, saying,

“What share do we have in David?

We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.

Everyone to your tents, Israel!

Now look after your own house, David!”

So all Israel went away to their tents.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:17 -

Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation we are in, that Jerusalem is desolate and its gates have been burned by fire. Come, let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 -

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, came to go in to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the women, [fn]advised. And Esther was finding favor in the eyes of all who saw her.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 -

Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace 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 the palace.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:4 -

‘Do You have eyes of flesh?

Or do You see as mankind sees?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:11 -

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;

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

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 -

You have seen it, for You have looked at harm and provocation 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 guilty deeds 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 grow dim so that they cannot see,

And make their hips shake continually.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 -

Let your eyes look directly ahead

And let your [fn]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 -

[fn]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,

But the righteous will escape from trouble.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 -

There is a way which seems right to a person,

But its end is the way of death.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:16 -

When I devoted my [fn]mind to know wisdom and to see the business which has been done on the earth (even though one should [fn]never sleep day or night),

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:4 - One who watches the wind will not sow and one who looks at the clouds will not harvest.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:7 -

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

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - on the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and strong men are bent over, the grinders stop working because they are few, and those who look through [fn]windows grow [fn]dim;
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:6 -

“Do not stare at me because I am [fn]dark,

For the sun has tanned 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 - And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on listening, but do not understand;

And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.’

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 driven away into 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 those who are deaf will hear words of a book,

And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of those who are blind will see.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 -

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

I moan like a dove;

My eyes look wistfully to the heights;

Lord, I am oppressed, be my security.


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