verb
emblepamō
Strong’sG1689
I look into, look upon
stem emblep-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 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.
ἐμ-βλέπω
[in LXX for רָאָה, III Ki 8:8, al.), פָּנָה (Jb 6:28 A, al.); metaph., Is 51:1 (נָבַט hi.), Si 2:10, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1689 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect ἐμβέβλοφα Refs 2nd c.BC+:—look in the face, look at, τινὶ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς NT+5th c.BC+
b ἐ. εἰς consider, τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ NT; look into a matter, Refs 2nd c.BC+
2 simply, look, ποῖ ἐμβλέψασα..; Refs 5th c.BC+; δεινὸν ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+; πῦρ ἐ. Refs 3rd c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emblepameἐνέβλεπον | was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular | see | 1× |
| emblepateἐνέβλεπεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | saw | 1× |
| emblepataἐνέβλεψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | looked | 1× |
| emblepavarἐμβλέψατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | look | 1× |
| embleparantosἐμβλέψας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | looked at | 6× |
| embleparantasἐμβλέψασα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | looked | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emblepamō | emblepame1×ἐνέβλεπον | emblepami | emblepama | emblepamē | emblepamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emblepasō | emblepase | emblepasi | emblepasa | emblepasē | emblepaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emblepatō | emblepate1×ἐνέβλεπεν | emblepati | emblepata1×ἐνέβλεψεν | emblepatē | emblepatelē |
| we 1st person plural | emblepanō | emblepane | emblepani | emblepana | emblepanē | emblepanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emblepavō | emblepave | emblepavi | emblepava | emblepavē | emblepavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emblepalō | emblepale | emblepali | emblepala | emblepalē | emblepalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emblepameiō | emblepameia | emblepameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emblepaseiō | emblepaseia | emblepaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emblepateiō | emblepateia | emblepateiē |
| we 1st person plural | emblepaneiō | emblepaneia | emblepaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emblepaveiō | emblepaveia | emblepaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emblepaleiō | emblepaleia | emblepaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emblepasōr | emblepasar | emblepasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emblepatōr | emblepatar | emblepatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emblepavōr | emblepavar1×ἐμβλέψατε | emblepavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emblepalōr | emblepalar | emblepalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emblepamoiō | emblepamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emblepasoiō | emblepasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emblepatoiō | emblepatoia |
| we 1st person plural | emblepanoiō | emblepanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emblepavoiō | emblepavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emblepaloiō | emblepaloia |
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 | embleparō | emblepari | emblepara | embleparē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | embleparōntos | embleparintos | embleparantos7×ἐμβλέψας | embleparēntos |
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
emblep 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.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
emblepame“see”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 22:11“see”hōs de ouk emblepame apo tau doxau teu fōteu ekeineu, …Because the brilliance of the light had blinded …
emblepate“saw”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 8:25“saw”… autou, kai diablepata kai apokatastēata kai emblepate tēlaugōs hapanteim.… man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
emblepata“looked”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 22:61kai strefirantos tos kurios emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros …And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the …
emblepavar“look”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 6:26emblepavar eis teim peteineim tou ouranou hoti …Look at the birds of the air …
embleparantos“looked at”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine6×
Matthew 19:26embleparantos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Para …Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this …
Mark 10:21“looking at”tos de Iēsus embleparantos auto agapata auton kai legata auto; …Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to …
Mark 10:27embleparantos autoi tos Iēsus legatō; Para anthrōpoi …Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this …
Luke 20:17“looked at”tos de embleparantos autoi legata; Tinem oun atō tem …But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of …
John 1:36kai embleparantos to Iēso peripatarōnto legatō; Ide tos …When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look …
John 1:42agata auton pros ton Iēsun. embleparantos auto tos Iēsus legata; Sis asō …Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon …
embleparantas“looked”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Mark 14:67kai horarantas ton Petron thermainorōnton embleparantas auto legatō; Kai sis meta tou …… saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also …