Strong G991βλέπω
to see
- Transliteration
- blepō
- Pronunciation
- blep'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
A primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively): - behold beware lie look (on to) perceive regard see sight take heed. Compare G3700 .
Detailed definition
βλέπω,
[in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc.;]
1. of bodily sight;
__(a) to see, have sight (opposite to τυφλὸς): Mat.12:22, Jhn.9:7, Act.9:9, Rom.11:8, Rev.3:18, al.;
__(b) to perceive, look (at), see: absol., Act.1:9; with accusative, Mat.7:3, Mrk.5:31, Luk.6:41, Jhn.1:29, al.; ὅραμα, Act.12:9; γυναῖκα, Mat.5:28; βιβλίον, Rev.5:3, 4; τ. βλεπόμενα, 2Co.4:18.
2. Metaphorical, of mental vision;
__(a) to see, perceive, discern: absol., Mat.13:13, Luk.8:10; δι ̓ ἐσόπτρου, 1Co.13:12; with accusative, Heb.2:9 10:25; before ὅτι, Heb.3:19, Jas.2:22;
__(b) to consider, look to, take heed: absol., Mrk.13:23, 33; with accusative, 1Co.1:26, al.; before πῶς, with indic., Luk.8:18, 1Co.3:10, Eph.5:15; before τί, with indic., Mrk.4:24; before εἰς πρόσωπον, of partiality, Mat.22:16, Mrk.12:14. Colloq. (for ex. from π., V. Deiss., LAE, 122; M, Pr., 107; MM, Exp., x; Milligan, NTD, 50), β. ἑαυτόν: Mrk.13:9; before ἵνα μή, II Jo 8; β. ἀπό, Mrk.8:15 12:38; before μή (cl. ὁρᾶν), with fut. indic., Col.2:8, Heb.3:12; id. with aor. subj., Mat.24:4, Mrk.13:5.
3. Of situation and direction (Lat. specto), to look, face (towards), places, etc. (before πρός, Xen, Hell., vii, 1, 17; Eze.40:23, 24): before κατά, with accusative, Act.27:12 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐμ-, ἐπι-, περ-, προ-βλέπω), see DCG, i, 446; ii, 596.
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc.;]
1. of bodily sight;
__(a) to see, have sight (opposite to τυφλὸς): Mat.12:22, Jhn.9:7, Act.9:9, Rom.11:8, Rev.3:18, al.;
__(b) to perceive, look (at), see: absol., Act.1:9; with accusative, Mat.7:3, Mrk.5:31, Luk.6:41, Jhn.1:29, al.; ὅραμα, Act.12:9; γυναῖκα, Mat.5:28; βιβλίον, Rev.5:3, 4; τ. βλεπόμενα, 2Co.4:18.
2. Metaphorical, of mental vision;
__(a) to see, perceive, discern: absol., Mat.13:13, Luk.8:10; δι ̓ ἐσόπτρου, 1Co.13:12; with accusative, Heb.2:9 10:25; before ὅτι, Heb.3:19, Jas.2:22;
__(b) to consider, look to, take heed: absol., Mrk.13:23, 33; with accusative, 1Co.1:26, al.; before πῶς, with indic., Luk.8:18, 1Co.3:10, Eph.5:15; before τί, with indic., Mrk.4:24; before εἰς πρόσωπον, of partiality, Mat.22:16, Mrk.12:14. Colloq. (for ex. from π., V. Deiss., LAE, 122; M, Pr., 107; MM, Exp., x; Milligan, NTD, 50), β. ἑαυτόν: Mrk.13:9; before ἵνα μή, II Jo 8; β. ἀπό, Mrk.8:15 12:38; before μή (cl. ὁρᾶν), with fut. indic., Col.2:8, Heb.3:12; id. with aor. subj., Mat.24:4, Mrk.13:5.
3. Of situation and direction (Lat. specto), to look, face (towards), places, etc. (before πρός, Xen, Hell., vii, 1, 17; Eze.40:23, 24): before κατά, with accusative, Act.27:12 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐμ-, ἐπι-, περ-, προ-βλέπω), see DCG, i, 446; ii, 596.
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G991 appears in 119 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- see59
- heed14
- seeth11
- thou10
- look7
- behold7
- beware6
- seen3
- may2
- sight2
- be1
- beholdest1
First verses
- Matthew 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
- Matthew 6:4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 6:18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 7:3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
- Matthew 11:4Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
- Matthew 12:22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
- Matthew 13:13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
- Matthew 13:14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
- Matthew 13:16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
- Matthew 13:17For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
- Matthew 14:30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
- Matthew 15:31Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
- Matthew 18:10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
- Matthew 22:16And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
- Matthew 24:2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
- Matthew 24:4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
- Mark 4:12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
- Mark 4:24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
- Mark 5:31And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
βλέπω,
[Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 11.8, etc.)]: imperfect ἔβλεπον [Refs (Batrachomyomachia 67)]: future βλέψομαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.98)], Doric dialect infinitive βλεψεῖσθαι [LXX+2nd c.AD+ (“IG” 4.951.75 (Epid.), later βλέψω LXX.Isa.6.9, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor 2.46J., etc.:)]aorist ἔβλεψα (see. below): perfect βέβλεφα (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.AD+ (Antip.Stoic. 3.254 (codices 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes))]; βέβλοφα (ἐμ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“PLond.” 1.42.21 (2nd c.AD):)] —passive, aorist ἐβλέφθην (προσ-) [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.68of:)]perfect βέβλεμμαι to be supplied in [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 10.409c, compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1401.16:)] —chiefly in present and aorist active in early writers: middle (except future) and passive only late:—see, have the power of sight (distinct from ὁρῶ perceive, be aware of,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.7.37), opposed to τυφλός εἰμι, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 302, compare 348, “OC” 73, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 15, etc.; βλέποντες ἔβλεπον μάτην 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 447; βλέποντας ἀθλιωτάτους 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 234)]; μὴ βλέπων ὁ μάντις ᾖ lest he see too clearly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 747)]; ὁ βλέπων the seer, Hebraism in [LXX (LXX.1Ki.9.9)]; ὀλίγον βλέπων short- sighted, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (POxy. 39.9 (1st c.AD).)]
II look, βλέφ᾽ ὧδε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 402; ἐπὶ ἐμοί [prev. author] “Aj.” 345 (assuming variant); εἴς τι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 802; ἐπί τι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.71; εἰς τὰ τούτων πρόσωπα 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.283)]; πῶς βλέπων; with what face? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 110; ὄμμασιν ποίοις β.; [prev. author] “OT” 1371; β. ἅμα πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσω 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 428d: with)] adverb, φιλοφρόνως, ἐχθρῶς β. πρός τινας[Refs 5th c.BC+ (, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.10.4, “Smp.” 4.58: frequently followed by noun in _accusative_, φόβον β.)] look terror, i. e. to look terrible, Θυιὰς ὣς φόβον βλέπων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 498)]; Comedy texts, ἔβλεψε νᾶπυ looked mustard, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 631; ἀνδρεῖον.. καὶ βλέποντ᾽ ὀρίγανον [prev. author] “Ra.” 603; βλεπόντων κάρδαμα [prev. author] “V.” 455)]; πυρρίχην βλέπων looking like a war-dancer, [Refs ([prev. author] “Av.” 1169)]; αἴκειαν βλέπων looking like one disgraced, [Refs ([prev. work] 1671)]; σκύτη β., of a slave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 282, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 643; β. ἀπιστίαν 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 309: also followed by)] adjective, μέγα β.[Refs 7th c.BC+ (uncertain in 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 19; φθονερὰ β. 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.39; γλίσχρον β. 3rd c.BC: Euphro Comicus 10.16, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 479, 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Caesares” 309c)]: by infinitive, ἁρπάζειν β. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 181; ὀρχεῖσθαι μόνον β. 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 97)]: by participle neuter, τί πεφροντικὸς βλέπεις ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 773.)]
II.2 β. ἐς look to, rely on, εἰς ἔργον οὐδὲν γιγνόμενον βλέπετε [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 11.8; ἐς θεούς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 923; οὐκέτ᾽ ἐστὶν εἰς ὅ τι βλέπω [prev. author] “Aj.” 514)]; ἔς σε δὴ βλέπω, ὅπως.. in the hope that.., [Refs ([prev. author] “El.” 954)]: metaphorically also, have regard to, ἡ πολιτεία β. εἰς πλοῦτον [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1293b14)]; of aspects, οἰκίαι πρὸς μεσημβρίαν βλέπουσαι.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.8.9; πέτρα βλέπουσα πρὸς νότον 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 4.1.4; κάτω γὰρ οἱ ὀδόντες βλέπουσι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 502a1; ὅταν τὸ οὖθαρ βλέπῃ κάτω [prev. work] 523a2.)]
II.3 look longingly, expect, propose, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 376, “V.” 847.)]
II.4 look to a thing, beware, ἀπό τινος [NT (NT.Mark.8.15)]; τι [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Phil.3.2: with _accusative_ _person_, β. ἑαυτούς NT.Mark.13.9; βλέπε σα (υ) τὸν ἀπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων “BGU” 1079.24 (1st c.AD))]; β. ἵνα.. [NT (NT.1Cor.16.10)]; β. ἑαυτοὺς ἵνα μὴ.. [NT (NT.2John.8; βλέπετε τί ἀκούετε NT.Mark.4.24.)]
III transitive, see, behold, with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1042, etc.)]; ἐξ αὑτοῦ βλεπόμενον self-evident, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 1.184)]; τὰ βλεπόμενα the visible universe, [LXX (LXX.Wis.13.7.)]
III.2 ζῇ τε καὶ β. φάος sees the light of day, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 299, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 60; νόστιμον β. φάος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 261)]; βλέποντα νῦν μὲν ὄρθ᾽ ἔπειτα δὲ σκότον (i. e. being blind) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 419: hence, without φάος)], to be alive, ζῶντα καὶ βλέποντα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 677; βλέποντα κἀμπνέοντα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 883, compare 1349, “Aj.” 962)]; of things, ἀληθῆ καὶ βλέποντα actually existing, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 844.)]
III.3 look for, μεῖζόν τι β. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Charmides” 172c.)]
III.4 Astrology texts of signs equidistant from the tropical points, to be in aspect, β. ἄλληλα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 36, 4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.9. (βλέφαρα occurs in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, but not βλέπω except in Batrachomyomachia [same place]))]
[Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 11.8, etc.)]: imperfect ἔβλεπον [Refs (Batrachomyomachia 67)]: future βλέψομαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.98)], Doric dialect infinitive βλεψεῖσθαι [LXX+2nd c.AD+ (“IG” 4.951.75 (Epid.), later βλέψω LXX.Isa.6.9, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor 2.46J., etc.:)]aorist ἔβλεψα (see. below): perfect βέβλεφα (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.AD+ (Antip.Stoic. 3.254 (codices 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes))]; βέβλοφα (ἐμ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“PLond.” 1.42.21 (2nd c.AD):)] —passive, aorist ἐβλέφθην (προσ-) [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.68of:)]perfect βέβλεμμαι to be supplied in [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 10.409c, compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1401.16:)] —chiefly in present and aorist active in early writers: middle (except future) and passive only late:—see, have the power of sight (distinct from ὁρῶ perceive, be aware of,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (compare 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.7.37), opposed to τυφλός εἰμι, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 302, compare 348, “OC” 73, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 15, etc.; βλέποντες ἔβλεπον μάτην 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 447; βλέποντας ἀθλιωτάτους 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 234)]; μὴ βλέπων ὁ μάντις ᾖ lest he see too clearly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 747)]; ὁ βλέπων the seer, Hebraism in [LXX (LXX.1Ki.9.9)]; ὀλίγον βλέπων short- sighted, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (POxy. 39.9 (1st c.AD).)]
II look, βλέφ᾽ ὧδε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 402; ἐπὶ ἐμοί [prev. author] “Aj.” 345 (assuming variant); εἴς τι 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 802; ἐπί τι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.71; εἰς τὰ τούτων πρόσωπα 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.283)]; πῶς βλέπων; with what face? [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 110; ὄμμασιν ποίοις β.; [prev. author] “OT” 1371; β. ἅμα πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσω 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 428d: with)] adverb, φιλοφρόνως, ἐχθρῶς β. πρός τινας[Refs 5th c.BC+ (, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.10.4, “Smp.” 4.58: frequently followed by noun in _accusative_, φόβον β.)] look terror, i. e. to look terrible, Θυιὰς ὣς φόβον βλέπων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 498)]; Comedy texts, ἔβλεψε νᾶπυ looked mustard, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 631; ἀνδρεῖον.. καὶ βλέποντ᾽ ὀρίγανον [prev. author] “Ra.” 603; βλεπόντων κάρδαμα [prev. author] “V.” 455)]; πυρρίχην βλέπων looking like a war-dancer, [Refs ([prev. author] “Av.” 1169)]; αἴκειαν βλέπων looking like one disgraced, [Refs ([prev. work] 1671)]; σκύτη β., of a slave, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 282, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 643; β. ἀπιστίαν 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 309: also followed by)] adjective, μέγα β.[Refs 7th c.BC+ (uncertain in 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 19; φθονερὰ β. 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.39; γλίσχρον β. 3rd c.BC: Euphro Comicus 10.16, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 479, 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Caesares” 309c)]: by infinitive, ἁρπάζειν β. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 181; ὀρχεῖσθαι μόνον β. 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 97)]: by participle neuter, τί πεφροντικὸς βλέπεις ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 773.)]
II.2 β. ἐς look to, rely on, εἰς ἔργον οὐδὲν γιγνόμενον βλέπετε [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 11.8; ἐς θεούς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 923; οὐκέτ᾽ ἐστὶν εἰς ὅ τι βλέπω [prev. author] “Aj.” 514)]; ἔς σε δὴ βλέπω, ὅπως.. in the hope that.., [Refs ([prev. author] “El.” 954)]: metaphorically also, have regard to, ἡ πολιτεία β. εἰς πλοῦτον [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1293b14)]; of aspects, οἰκίαι πρὸς μεσημβρίαν βλέπουσαι.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.8.9; πέτρα βλέπουσα πρὸς νότον 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 4.1.4; κάτω γὰρ οἱ ὀδόντες βλέπουσι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 502a1; ὅταν τὸ οὖθαρ βλέπῃ κάτω [prev. work] 523a2.)]
II.3 look longingly, expect, propose, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 376, “V.” 847.)]
II.4 look to a thing, beware, ἀπό τινος [NT (NT.Mark.8.15)]; τι [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Phil.3.2: with _accusative_ _person_, β. ἑαυτούς NT.Mark.13.9; βλέπε σα (υ) τὸν ἀπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων “BGU” 1079.24 (1st c.AD))]; β. ἵνα.. [NT (NT.1Cor.16.10)]; β. ἑαυτοὺς ἵνα μὴ.. [NT (NT.2John.8; βλέπετε τί ἀκούετε NT.Mark.4.24.)]
III transitive, see, behold, with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1042, etc.)]; ἐξ αὑτοῦ βλεπόμενον self-evident, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 1.184)]; τὰ βλεπόμενα the visible universe, [LXX (LXX.Wis.13.7.)]
III.2 ζῇ τε καὶ β. φάος sees the light of day, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 299, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 60; νόστιμον β. φάος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 261)]; βλέποντα νῦν μὲν ὄρθ᾽ ἔπειτα δὲ σκότον (i. e. being blind) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 419: hence, without φάος)], to be alive, ζῶντα καὶ βλέποντα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 677; βλέποντα κἀμπνέοντα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 883, compare 1349, “Aj.” 962)]; of things, ἀληθῆ καὶ βλέποντα actually existing, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 844.)]
III.3 look for, μεῖζόν τι β. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Charmides” 172c.)]
III.4 Astrology texts of signs equidistant from the tropical points, to be in aspect, β. ἄλληλα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 36, 4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.9. (βλέφαρα occurs in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, but not βλέπω except in Batrachomyomachia [same place]))]