G991

βλέπω

blepō

Verb · A primary word

A primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively):—behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed. Compare G3700.

Outline

  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

Usages (2/3)

John 20:5

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Acts 28:26

Quoting Isaiah 6:9

¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

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Romans 11:8

Quoting Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

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Ephesians 5:15

Breakdown

circumspectly ἀκριβῶς (ä-krē-bō's) diligently watching everything and then filtering world events through the scriptures.

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