verb
apoblepamō
Strong’sG578
I look away from, turn my attention to
stem apoblep-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπο-βλέπω,
[in LXX for פּנה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G578 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βλέψομαιRefs 2nd c.AD+ etc., but -βλέψω Refs 2nd c.BC+: perfect -βέβλεφαRefs 5th c.AD+:—middle, present, Refs 2nd c.AD+: aorist, Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+:—look away from all other objects at one, gaze steadfastly, ἐς ἐμέRefs 5th c.BC+
2 pay attention to, regard, ἐς τὸ κακόνNT+5th c.BC+
3 of places, etc., look, face in a particular direction, πρὸς ὁδόνRefs 1st c.BC+
4 look upon with love, wonder or admiration, look at as a model, with accusative, οὐ χρὴ.. μέγαν ὄλβον ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; more frequently with a preposition, εἰς ἔμ᾽ Ελλὰς.. ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; so ἀ. πρός τιναRefs 5th c.BC+; of a vain person, ἀ. εἰς τὴν ἑαντῆς σκιάνRefs 5th c.BC+; of entire dependence, πάντα ἀ. εἰς τὸν ἐραστήνRefs 5th c.BC+; look longingly, ἐς τὸν ἀγρόνRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be looked up to, Refs 4th c.BC+
5 ἐς τοιόνδ᾽ ἀποβλέψας μόνον τροαῖον αὐτοῦ στήσομαι with a single look, Refs 5th c.BC+
II look away, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἀ. ἀπ᾽ ἀμφοτέρων face both ways, uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπὸ τοῦ συμφέροντος Antip. [prev. cited]
III middle, look at each other, ταυρωπὸν ἀποβλεψάμενοιRefs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apoblepateἀπέβλεπεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | looking | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoblepamō | apoblepame | apoblepami | apoblepama | apoblepamē | apoblepamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoblepasō | apoblepase | apoblepasi | apoblepasa | apoblepasē | apoblepaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoblepatō | apoblepate1×ἀπέβλεπεν | apoblepati | apoblepata | apoblepatē | apoblepatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apoblepanō | apoblepane | apoblepani | apoblepana | apoblepanē | apoblepanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoblepavō | apoblepave | apoblepavi | apoblepava | apoblepavē | apoblepavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoblepalō | apoblepale | apoblepali | apoblepala | apoblepalē | apoblepalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoblepameiō | apoblepameia | apoblepameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoblepaseiō | apoblepaseia | apoblepaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoblepateiō | apoblepateia | apoblepateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apoblepaneiō | apoblepaneia | apoblepaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoblepaveiō | apoblepaveia | apoblepaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoblepaleiō | apoblepaleia | apoblepaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apoblepasōr | apoblepasar | apoblepasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoblepatōr | apoblepatar | apoblepatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoblepavōr | apoblepavar | apoblepavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apoblepalōr | apoblepalar | apoblepalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoblepamoiō | apoblepamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apoblepasoiō | apoblepasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoblepatoiō | apoblepatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apoblepanoiō | apoblepanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoblepavoiō | apoblepavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apoblepaloiō | apoblepaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apobleparō | apoblepari | apoblepara | apobleparē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apobleparōntos | apobleparintos | apobleparantos | apobleparēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apoblep is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
apoblepate“looking”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 11:26… Aiguptau thēsauroiu ton oneidismon tou Christou, apoblepate gar eis tan misthapodosian.… treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.