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Strong G1689ἐμβλέπω

to look into/upon

Transliteration
emblepō
Pronunciation
em-blep'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1722 and G991; to look on that is (relatively) to observe fixedly or (absolutely) to discern clearly: - behold gaze up look upon (could) see.

Detailed definition

ἐμ-βλέπω
[in LXX for רָאָה, 3Ki.8:8, al.), פָּנָה (Job.6:28 A, al.); metaphorically, Isa.51:1 (נָבַט hi.), Sir.2:10, etc.;]
to look at: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.8:25; with dative of person(s) (part., before λέγει, εἶπεν, cf. Xen., Cyr., i, 3, 2), Mat.19:26, Mrk.10:21, 27 14:67, Luk.20:17 22:61 (ἐνέβλεψεν), Jhn.1:36, 43; absol., to look, Act.22:11; metaphorically, to consider: Mat.6:26.†
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In the Bible

Strong G1689 appears in 12 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • look4
  • behold3
  • beheld2
  • see2
  • can1
  • gaze1
  • when1

First verses

  1. Matthew 6:26
    Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
  2. Matthew 19:26
    But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
  3. Mark 8:25
    After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
  4. Mark 10:21
    Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
  5. Mark 10:27
    And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
  6. Mark 14:67
    And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
  7. Luke 20:17
    And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
  8. Luke 22:61
    And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
  9. John 1:36
    And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
  10. John 1:42
    And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
  11. Acts 1:11
    Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
  12. Acts 22:11
    And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐμ-βλέπω,
perfect ἐμβέβλοφα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PLond.” 1.42.21 (2nd c.BC))]:—look in the face, look at, τινὶ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Charmides” 155c, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.69; ἐ. εἰς τὸν ὀφθαλμόν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus 1.132e, etc.: with _accusative_, ἐμβλέπω σε, παῖ, “Comica Adespota” 17.7 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, compare 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 2.68, “Anthologia Graeca” 11.3, NT.Mark.8.25: _absolutely_, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.11.10, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1175a9.)]
b ἐ. εἰς consider, τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ [NT (NT.Matt.6.26)]; look into a matter, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 28.15 (2nd c.BC).)]
2 simply, look, ποῖ ἐμβλέψασα..; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 995)]; δεινὸν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ion” 535e, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pyrrhus” 34, etc.)]; πῦρ ἐ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Philostrati majoris imagines” 1.28; ἱρὰ ἐς λῷον -οντα 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 4.80.)]