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Koine Greek wordlink #157673

SR GNT Rev 5:4 βλέπειν (blepein) ‘the scroll nor to_be looking it’ Strongs=9910 Lemma=blepō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=active
Year=96 AD Refers to Word #157663

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Other uses (9) of identical word form βλέπειν (V-NPA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βλέπειν’ (V-NPA····) has 2 different glosses: ‘to_be looking’, ‘to_be seeing’.

Mat 12:22 ‘mute man to_be speaking and to_be seeing’ SR GNT Mat 12:22 word 26

OET-LV: 22 Then a_being _demon _possessed man was _brought to _him, blind and mute, and he _healed him, so _that the mute man to _be _speaking and to _be _seeing. (MAT_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then a man possessed by evil spirits was brought to Yeshua. He was blind and unable to speak, but Yeshua healed him so that he could both speak and see. (MAT 12:22)

Luke 7:21 ‘to the blind many he granted to_be seeing’ SR GNT Luke 7:21 word 27

OET-LV: 21 In that the hour, he _healed many of diseases, and afflictions, and evil spirits and to_the_blind to _be _seeing many he _granted. (LUK_7:21)

OET-RV: 21 While they were still there, he healed many people from their diseases and difficulties, as well as evil spirits and some blind people being able to see again, (LUK 7:21)

Acts 8:6 ‘to_be hearing them and to_be seeing the signs that’ SR GNT Acts 8:6 word 24

OET-LV: 6 and the crowds ˓Were˒_taking _heed to _the things being _spoken by the Filippos with _one _accord, in the time to _be _hearing them and to _be _seeing the signs that he _was _doing. (ACT_8:6)

OET-RV: 6 Crowds gathered and listened carefully to Philip and watched him do miracles— (ACT 8:6)

Acts 12:9 ‘he was supposing but a vision to_be seeing’ SR GNT Acts 12:9 word 21

OET-LV: 9 And having _come _out he _was _following, and he _had_ not _known that what becoming by the messenger is true, but he _was _supposing to _be _seeing a_vision. (ACT_12:9)

OET-RV: 9 So Peter followed the messenger out of the cell, not really knowing if it was real or if he was still dreaming. (ACT 12:9)

Rom 11:8 ‘of stupor eyes not to_be seeing and ears not’ SR GNT Rom 11:8 word 14

OET-LV: 8 as it _has _been _written: Gave to _them the god a_spirit of _stupor: Eyes which not to _be _seeing, and ears which not to _be _hearing, to the today day. (ROM_11:8)

OET-RV: 8 just like is was written:
⇔ ‘God gave them a lethargic spirit:
⇔ Eyes which can’t see and ears which can’t hear,
⇔ even to this very day.’ (ROM 11:8)

Rom 11:10 ‘eyes of them not to_be seeing and the back’ SR GNT Rom 11:10 word 7

OET-LV: 10 Let _be _darkened the eyes of _them, which not to _be _seeing, and the back of _them through all time bend. (ROM_11:10)

OET-RV: 10 Let their eyes be darkened so they can’t see,
⇔ and their backs be bent through all time.’ (ROM 11:10)

Rev 1:12 ‘and I turned_back to_be seeing the voice which’ SR GNT Rev 1:12 word 4

OET-LV: 12 And I _turned _back to _be _seeing the voice which was _speaking with me. And having _turned _back, I _saw seven lampstands golden, (REV_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then I turned to see who was talking to me, and I saw seven golden lamp holders, (REV 1:12)

Rev 5:3 ‘the scroll nor to_be seeing it’ SR GNT Rev 5:3 word 23

OET-LV: 3 And no _one was _able in the heaven, and _not on the earth, nor beneath the earth, to _open _up the scroll, nor to _be _seeing it. (REV_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 But there wasn’t any person on earth or in the place of the dead who was permitted to open the scroll and read it. (REV 5:3)

Rev 9:20 ‘wooden which neither to_be seeing are being_able nor to_be hearing’ SR GNT Rev 9:20 word 51

OET-LV: 20 And the rest of _the people, who not were _killed _off by the plagues these, not _even they _repented of the works of _the hands of _them, in _order _that not they _will _be _prostrating before _the demons, and the idols the golden, and the silver, and the bronze, and the stone, and the wooden, which neither to _be _seeing are _being _able, nor to _be _hearing, nor to _be _walking. (REV_9:20)

OET-RV: 20 However, the rest of humankind that hadn’t been killed by those plagues, didn’t repent of their actions and didn’t stop worshipping demons and idols made of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood—idols that can’t see, can’t hear, and can’t walk. (REV 9:20)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘blepō’ have 30 different glosses: ‘are seeing’, ‘be seeing’, ‘be watching_out’, ‘being seen’, ‘being seen are’, ‘is seeing’, ‘let_be seeing’, ‘may_be seeing’, ‘to_be looking’, ‘to_be seeing’, ‘were looking’, ‘I am seeing’, ‘I saw’, ‘he is seeing’, ‘he was seeing’, ‘him let_be seeing’, ‘they are looking’, ‘they are seeing’, ‘they may_be seeing’, ‘we are seeing’, ‘you are looking’, ‘you are seeing’, ‘you may_be seeing’, ‘you_all are looking’, ‘you_all are seeing’, ‘you_all will_be seeing’, ‘look’, ‘looking’, ‘seeing’, ‘seeing them’.

Greek words (13) other than βλέπειν (V-NPA····) with a gloss related to ‘looking’

Have 13 other words (βλέπων, ἔβλεπον, βλέπουσιν, Ὄψονται, βλέπεις, βλέπεις, βλέπεις, βλέπετε, βλέπεις, βλέποντες, βλέποντα, ἀπέβλεπεν, βλέπων) with 3 lemmas altogether (apoblepō, blepō, horaō)

YHN 13:22 ἔβλεπον (eblepon) V-IIA3··P ‘were looking therefore among one_another’ SR GNT Yhn 13:22 word 1

OET-LV: 22 Therefore the apprentices/followers were _looking among one _another, perplexing about whom he _is _speaking. (JHN_13:22)

OET-RV: 22 This made his apprentices glance around at each other, puzzled about which one he was talking about. (JHN 13:22)

YHN 19:37 Ὄψονται (Opsontai) V-IFM3··P Lemma=horaō ‘another scripture is saying they will_be looking on whom they pierced’ SR GNT Yhn 19:37 word 6

OET-LV: 37 And furthermore another scripture is _saying: They _will _be _looking on whom they _pierced. (JHN_19:37)

OET-RV: 37 and in another place, ‘they will look at the one that they pierced.’ (JHN 19:37)

MARK 12:14 βλέπεις (blepeis) V-IPA2··S ‘no_one not for you are looking on appearance of people’ SR GNT Mark 12:14 word 28

OET-LV: 14 And having _come, they _are _saying to _him: Teacher, we _have _known that you _are true, and is_ not _caring to _you about no _one, because/for you _are_ not _looking on appearance of _people, but you _are _teaching the way of_ the _god with the_truth. Is _it _permitting to _give a_poll _tax to _Kaisar or not? May _we _give or we _may_ not _give? (MRK_12:14)

OET-RV: 14 So they flattered him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest even if it upsets others, and that you teach the truth about God without caring about people’s opinions. Is it legal for us Jews to pay the poll tax to the Roman emperor or not? How should we handle this?” (MRK 12:14)

MAT 5:28 βλέπων (blepōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘to you_all that everyone looking at a woman in_order that’ SR GNT Mat 5:28 word 8

OET-LV: 28 But I am _saying to _you _all that everyone which looking at_a_woman in _order that to _lust for _her, already committed _adultery with _her in the heart of _him. (MAT_5:28)

OET-RV: 28 but I’m telling you that if you look at a woman lustfully then you’ve already committed adultery in your mind. (MAT 5:28)

MAT 7:3 βλέπεις (blepeis) V-IPA2··S ‘why and you are looking the speck in’ SR GNT Mat 7:3 word 3

OET-LV: 3 And why you _are _looking the speck which in the eye of _the brother of _you, but you _are_ not _observing the speck beam in the your eye? (MAT_7:3)

OET-RV: 3 And why are you looking at the speck in another person’s eye when you have a massive lump in your own eye? (MAT 7:3)

MAT 22:16 βλέπεις (blepeis) V-IPA2··S ‘no_one not for you are looking on appearance of people’ SR GNT Mat 22:16 word 37

OET-LV: 16 And they _are _sending _out to _him the apprentices/followers of _them with the supporters _of _Haʸrōdaʸs saying: Teacher, we _have _known that you _are true, and you _are _teaching the way of_ the _god in truth, and it _is_ not _caring to _you about no _one, because/for you _are_ not _looking on appearance of _people. (MAT_22:16)

OET-RV: 16 Afterwards, they sent some of their apprentices along with some supporters of Herod and asked, “Teacher, we know that you are honest and that you teach God’s ways in all honesty irrespective of what people might say, because you don’t care about people’s opinions. (MAT 22:16)

LUKE 6:41 βλέπεις (blepeis) V-IPA2··S ‘why and you are looking at the speck in’ SR GNT Luke 6:41 word 3

OET-LV: 41 And why are _you _looking at _the speck which in the eye of _the brother of _you, but you _are_ not _observing the beam which in your own eye? (LUK_6:41)

OET-RV: 41 “How come you notice the speck in someone else’s eye, yet don’t even notice the log that’s in your own eye? (LUK 6:41)

LUKE 9:62 βλέπων (blepōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘on the plow and looking on the things behind’ SR GNT Luke 9:62 word 27

OET-LV: 62 But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said: No _one Having _laid _on the hand of _him on the_plow, and looking on the things behind, is suitable in _the kingdom of_ the _god. (LUK_9:62)

OET-RV: 62 But Yeshua responded, “No one who starts ploughing a field and then starts looking backwards is suitable for God’s kingdom.” (LUK 9:62)

ACTs 1:11 βλέποντες (blepontes) V-PPA·NMP ‘Galilaios why you_all have stood looking at the sky’ SR GNT Acts 1:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 who also said: Men, Galilaios, why you _all _have _stood looking at the sky? This the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) which having _been _taken _up from you _all into the heaven, thus will _be _coming that manner you _all _saw him going into the heaven. (ACT_1:11)

OET-RV: 11 and said, “You men from Galilee! Why are you still standing there looking up at the sky? This Yeshua who’s been taken up away from you into heaven will come back in the same way that you saw him go up into heaven.” (ACT 1:11)

ACTs 27:12 βλέποντα (bleponta) V-PPA·AMS ‘to winter a harbour of Kraʸtaʸ looking to the southwest and’ SR GNT Acts 27:12 word 26

OET-LV: 12 And the harbour being unsuitable to winter, the more presented a_counsel to _be _launched from _there, if somehow they _might _be _able, having _arrived at Foinix, to _winter a_harbour of_ the _Kraʸtaʸ, looking to the_southwest and to the_northwest. (ACT_27:12)

OET-RV: 12 They realised that this harbour wasn’t suitable to winter in, so the majority suggested leaving there with the expectation of being able to get to Crete to winter in the harbour at Phoenix (which was open to both the southwest and the northwest). (ACT 27:12)

2 COR 10:7 βλέπετε (blepete) V-IPA2··P ‘at the things according_to appearance you_all are looking if anyone has persuaded’ SR GNT 2 Cor 10:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 At _the things according _to appearance you _all _are _looking. If anyone has _persuaded by _himself of_chosen _one /messiah to _be, this him _let _be _counting contrastly by himself, that as he is of_chosen _one /messiah, thus also we are. (CO2_10:7)

OET-RV: 7 You all are looking at the outside appearance of things. Anyone who has personally decided to follow Messiah needs to take this into account: just as they belong to Messiah, so also do we. (CO2 10:7)

HEB 11:26 ἀπέβλεπεν (apeblepen) V-IIA3··S Lemma=apoblepō ‘derision of the chosen_one/messiah he was looking for toward the’ SR GNT Heb 11:26 word 13

OET-LV: 26 greater riches than having _considered the of _Aiguptos/(Miʦrayim) treasures, the derision of _the chosen _one /messiah, because/for he _was _looking toward the reward. (HEB_11:26)

OET-RV: 26 He calculated that enduring derision for the messiah was better than the riches of Egypt because he was considering the future reward. (HEB 11:26)

REV 11:9 βλέπουσιν (blepousin) V-IPA3··P ‘and they are looking of the peoples’ SR GNT Rev 11:9 word 2

OET-LV: 9 And they _are _looking of the peoples, and tribes, and tongues, and nations, the corpse of _them three for _days and a_half, and the corpses of _them not they _are _allowing to _be _put into a_tomb. (REV_11:9)

OET-RV: 9 People from every nation and tribe and language will look at their corpses for three and a half days and will prevent their corpses from being put into a tomb. (REV 11:9)

Key: V=verb