ἐμβλέπω emblepō

Greek word for “to look into/upon” · Strong’s G1689 · used 12 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

ἐμ-βλέπω; to look at: with accusative of thing(s);

How it is translated

Glosses given for emblepō in context, with how often each is used:

• having looked 4
• having looked at 2
• do look 1
• having looked on 1
• seeing well 1
• looked at 1
• looking 1
• seeing 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 10 (2), John 1 (2), Matthew 6 (1), Matthew 19 (1), Mark 8 (1), Mark 14 (1), Luke 20 (1), Luke 22 (1), Acts 1 (1), Acts 22 (1)

Forms

• ἐμβλέψας 6
• ἐμβλέψατε 1
• ἐνέβλεπεν 1
• ἐμβλέψασα 1
• ἐνέβλεψεν 1
• ἐμβλέποντες 1
• ἐνέβλεπον 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with emblepō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀδύνατος adunatos “unable” 2
• Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 3
• δυνατός dunatos “able” 2
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 3
• παρά para “from/with/beside” 2
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 2

Key verses

The verses using emblepō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 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…
• Matthew 19:26 — But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
• 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.
• 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…
• 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.
• Mark 14:67 — And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
• 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?
• 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…
• John 1:36 — And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
• 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…
• 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…
• 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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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.