Lexical Definition

‎βλέπω‎ blépō (blep'-o) to see ^G:V
a primary verb

behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed.

• to look at (literally or figuratively)

Abbott-Smith

βλέπω, [in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc. ;]

1. of bodily sight;
(a) to see, have sight (opp. to τυφλὸς εἶναι): Mt 12:22, Jo 9:7, Ac 9:9, Ro 11:8, Re 3:18, al.;
(b) to perceive, look (at), see: absol., Ac 1:9; c. acc., Mt 7:3, Mk 5:31, Lk 6:41, Jo 1:29, al.; ὅραμα, Ac 12:9; γυναῖκα, Mt 5:28; βιβλίον, Re 5:3, 4; τ. βλεπόμενα, II Co 4:18.
2. Metaph., of mental vision;
(a) to see, perceive, discern: absol., Mt 13:13, Lk 8:10; δι’ ἐσόπτρου, I Co 13:12; c. acc., He 2:9 10:25; seq. ὅτι, He 3:19, Ja 2:22;
(b) to consider, look to, take heed: absol., Mk 13:23, 33; c. acc., I Co 1:26, al.; seq. πῶς, c. indic., Lk 8:18, I Co 3:10, Eph 5:15; seq. τί, c. indic., Mk 4:24; seq. εἰς πρόσωπον, of partiality, Mt 22:16, Mk 12:14. Colloq. (for ex. from π., V. Deiss., LAE, 122; M, Pr., 107; MM, Exp., x; Milligan, NTD, 50), β. ἑαυτόν: Mk 13:9; seq. ἵνα μή, II Jo 8; β. ἀπό, Mk 8:15 12:38; seq. μή (cl. ὁρᾶν), c. fut. indic., Col 2:8, He 3:12; id. c. aor. subj., Mt 24:4, Mk 13:5.
3. Of situation and direction (Lat. specto), to look, face (towards), places, etc. (seq. πρός, Xen, Hell., vii, 1, 17; Ez 40:23, 24): seq. κατά, c. acc., Ac 27:12 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐμ-, ἐπι-, περ-, προ-βλέπω), v. DCG, i, 446; ii, 596.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

βλέπω,

[Refs 6th c.BC+]: imperfect ἔβλεπον [Refs]: future βλέψομαι [Refs 4th c.BC+], Doric dialect infinitive βλεψεῖσθαι [LXX+2nd c.AD+]aorist ἔβλεψα (see. below): perfect βέβλεφα (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.AD+]; βέβλοφα (ἐμ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —passive, aorist ἐβλέφθην (προσ-) [Refs 1st c.AD+]perfect βέβλεμμαι to be supplied in [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —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+]; μὴ βλέπων ὁ μάντις ᾖ lest he see too clearly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ βλέπων the seer, Hebraism in [LXX]; ὀλίγον βλέπων short- sighted, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

__II look, βλέφ᾽ ὧδε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πῶς βλέπων; with what face? [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb, φιλοφρόνως, ἐχθρῶς β. πρός τινας[Refs 5th c.BC+] look terror, i. e. to look terrible, Θυιὰς ὣς φόβον βλέπων [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Comedy texts, ἔβλεψε νᾶπυ looked mustard, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πυρρίχην βλέπων looking like a war-dancer, [Refs]; αἴκειαν βλέπων looking like one disgraced, [Refs]; σκύτη β., of a slave, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adjective, μέγα β.[Refs 7th c.BC+]: by infinitive, ἁρπάζειν β. [Refs 4th c.BC+]: by participle neuter, τί πεφροντικὸς βλέπεις ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 β. ἐς look to, rely on, εἰς ἔργον οὐδὲν γιγνόμενον βλέπετε [βλέπω [prev. author] “Aj.” 514 ">Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἔς σε δὴ βλέπω, ὅπως.. in the hope that.., [Refs]: metaphorically also, have regard to, ἡ πολιτεία β. εἰς πλοῦτον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of aspects, οἰκίαι πρὸς μεσημβρίαν βλέπουσαι.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 look longingly, expect, propose, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 look to a thing, beware, ἀπό τινος [NT]; τι [NT+1st c.AD+]; β. ἵνα.. [NT]; β. ἑαυτοὺς ἵνα μὴ.. [NT]
__III transitive, see, behold, with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ αὑτοῦ βλεπόμενον self-evident, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ βλεπόμενα the visible universe, [LXX]
__III.2 ζῇ τε καὶ β. φάος sees the light of day, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βλέποντα νῦν μὲν ὄρθ᾽ ἔπειτα δὲ σκότον (i. e. being blind) [Refs 5th c.BC+], to be alive, ζῶντα καὶ βλέποντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, ἀληθῆ καὶ βλέποντα actually existing, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.3 look for, μεῖζόν τι β. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.4 Astrology texts of signs equidistant from the tropical points, to be in aspect, β. ἄλληλα [βλέπω except in Batrachomyomachia [same place]) ">Refs 8th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.6.9 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.9.9* ☩ Mark.8.15 ☩ Phil.3.2 ☩ Mark.13.9 ☩ 1Cor.16.10 ☩ Mark.4.24}