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blepō G991

βλέπω (blepō) means “to see” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

βλέπω Greek · G991 132 tagged occurrences in 116 verses

Pronunciation guide: blep'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0991

βλέπω · blepō · to see

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.

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How translators render G991

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
see 8
see to it 7
you see 5
seeing 4
be on your guard 3
do you see 3
he sees 3
is seen 3
watch out 3
we see 3
you can see 3
can see 2
consider 2
do you look at 2
he can now see 2
i can see 2
i see 2
is unseen 2
look inside 2
sees 2
sight 2
they saw 2
to see 2
you will be ever seeing 2
and looked in at 1
and saw 1
and seeing 1
at the sight 1
attention 1
be careful 1
be exposed 1
beware 1
can you see 1
could not see 1
do you not see 1
facing 1
fail to see 1
for i see 1
he can already see 1
he could not see 1
he was only seeing 1
john saw 1
look 1
looked 1
looking 1
looks 1
may see 1
must be careful 1
pay attention 1
pay attention to 1
saw 1
saw that 1
see to it that 1
seen 1
seen them 1
should be careful 1
so they cannot see 1
that is seen 1
the blind 1
the sight of 1
they do not see 1
they may be ever seeing 1
they may not see 1
they see 1
though seeing 1
unable to see 1
vvv 1
watch 1
watch out for 1
watched as 1
we do not see 1
we do not yet see 1
when he saw 1
when they saw 1
when they see 1
who looks at 1
who sees 1
will view 1
you are impartial 1
you are looking 1
you may see 1
you pay no attention 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
see 16
seeing 8
take heed 8
beware 6
seen 5
seeth 5
ye see 5
we see 4
he saw 3
i see 3
saw 3
seest thou 3
which seeth 3
beholdest thou 2
beholding 2
he seeth 2
look 2
may see 2
see ye 2
sight 2
take heed that 2
they see 2
thou regardest 2
thou seest 2
to look 2
to see 2
which are 2
which are seen 2
ye shall see 2
and lieth 1
behold 1
beholdest 1
do 1
do see 1
do ye look 1
doth he 1
he 1
he beheld 1
heed 1
i perceive 1
let 1
looked 1
looketh 1
looking 1
might see 1
shall see 1
take 1
take heed to 1
take ye heed 1
that is seen 1
that they may 1
that they should 1
they 1
they may see 1
they might 1
they saw 1
they shall see 1
things 1
things which are seen 1
thou mayest see 1
when he saw 1
when they behold 1
when they saw 1
when thou 1
which see 1
while they beheld 1
ye 1

Verses containing G991

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  1. John 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

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  2. John 9:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”

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  3. John 9:39 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”

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  4. John 9:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

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  5. John 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.

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  6. John 13:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.

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  7. John 20:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

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  8. John 20:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

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  9. John 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.

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  10. John 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”

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  11. Acts 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

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  12. Acts 2:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

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  13. Acts 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.

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  14. Acts 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.

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  15. Acts 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.

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  16. Acts 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

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  17. Acts 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.

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  18. Acts 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

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  19. Acts 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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  20. Acts 13:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:

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  21. Acts 27:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.

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  22. Acts 28:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

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  23. Romans 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.

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  24. Romans 8:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

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  25. Romans 8:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

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  26. Romans 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”

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  27. Romans 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”

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  28. 1 Corinthians 1:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

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  29. 1 Corinthians 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

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  30. 1 Corinthians 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

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  31. 1 Corinthians 10:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.

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  32. 1 Corinthians 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

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  33. 1 Corinthians 13:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

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  34. 1 Corinthians 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

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  35. 2 Corinthians 4:18 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

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  36. 2 Corinthians 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—

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  37. 2 Corinthians 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.

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  38. 2 Corinthians 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,

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  39. Galatians 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

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  40. Ephesians 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

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  41. Philippians 3:2 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!

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  42. Colossians 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.

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  43. Colossians 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

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  44. Colossians 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”

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  45. Hebrews 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

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  46. Hebrews 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

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  47. Hebrews 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.

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  48. Hebrews 10:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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  49. Hebrews 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

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  50. Hebrews 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

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