verb
emblepamō
Greekἐμβλέπω (emblepō)
Strong’sG1689
I look into, look upon
stem emblep-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| embleparatosἐμβλέψας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | looked at | 6× |
| embleparatasἐμβλέψασα | 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 | embleparōtos | embleparitos | embleparatos7×ἐμβλέψας | embleparētos |
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
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, cheiragōgirōtos hupo toiu suneiarōtoiu mi erchama eis Damaskan.Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
emblepate“saw”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 8:25“saw”eita palin epitithata tain cheirain epi toin ofthalmoin autou, kai diablepala kai apokathistanata kai emblepate tēlaugōs hapanteim.Once again Jesus placed His hands on the 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 22:61“looked”kai strefiratos tos kurios emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros teu logou tou kuriou hōs legata auto hoti Prin alektōron fōnara sēmeron aparnesi min tris.And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
emblepavar“look”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 6:26“look”emblepavar eis teim peteineim tou ouranou hoti ouk speiralō oude therizalō oude sunagalō eis apothēkain, kai tos patēros vu tos ouranios trefatō auteim; ouk vis mallon diaferavō auteiu?Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
embleparatos“looked at”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine6×
Matthew 19:26“looked at”embleparatos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Para anthrōpoi houtem adunatem atō, para de theo panteim dunateim.Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Mark 10:21“looking at”tos de Iēsus embleparatos auto agapata auton kai legata auto; Henem sin husteratō; hupagasōr hoseim echasō pōlasar kai dōasar toi ptōchoi, kai echasi thēsauron en ourano, kai deuro akolouthasōr mi.Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Mark 10:27“looked at”embleparatos autoi tos Iēsus legatō; Para anthrōpoi adunatem alla ouk para theo, panteim gar dunateim para to theo.Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
Luke 20:17“looked at”tos de embleparatos autoi legata; Tinem oun atō tem grafirētem houtem; Lithon hon apodokimazala tois oikodomarōtois, houtos ginita eis kefalan gōniau?But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
John 1:36“saw”kai embleparatos to Iēso peripatarōto legatō; Ide tos amnos tou theou.When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
John 1:42“looked at”agata auton pros ton Iēsun. embleparatos auto tos Iēsus legata; Sis asō Simōnos tos huios Iōannou, sis kalisi Kēfos hem hermēneuitō Petros.Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
embleparatas“looked”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Mark 14:67“looked”kai horaratas ton Petron thermainerōton embleparatas auto legatō; Kai sis meta tou Nazarēnou ase tou Iēsu;and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”