verb
epiblepamō
Strong’sG1914
I look with favor on
stem epiblep-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
ἐπι-βλέπω
[in LXX for נָבַט hi., פָּנָה, רָאָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1914 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ψομαι, later -ψω LXX:—look upon, look attentively, Refs 6th c.BC+; ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτόν variant in LXX+4th c.BC+.
2. c.accusative, look well at, observe, Refs 6th c.BC+: c.accusative double, Refs 1st c.BC+ being taken into consideration, Refs 2nd c.AD+
3. face upwards or downwards, Refs 1st c.AD+
II. eye with envy, Refs 5th c.BC+.
III. Astrology texts, to be in aspect with, Refs 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epiblepataἐπέβλεψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | looked with favor | 1× |
| epiblepaveiaἐπιβλέψητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | pay attention | 1× |
| epibleparaἐπιβλέψαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | look | 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 | epiblepamō | epiblepame | epiblepami | epiblepama | epiblepamē | epiblepamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiblepasō | epiblepase | epiblepasi | epiblepasa | epiblepasē | epiblepaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiblepatō | epiblepate | epiblepati | epiblepata1×ἐπέβλεψεν | epiblepatē | epiblepatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epiblepanō | epiblepane | epiblepani | epiblepana | epiblepanē | epiblepanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiblepavō | epiblepave | epiblepavi | epiblepava | epiblepavē | epiblepavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiblepalō | epiblepale | epiblepali | epiblepala | epiblepalē | epiblepalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiblepameiō | epiblepameia | epiblepameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiblepaseiō | epiblepaseia | epiblepaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiblepateiō | epiblepateia | epiblepateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epiblepaneiō | epiblepaneia | epiblepaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiblepaveiō | epiblepaveia1×ἐπιβλέψητε | epiblepaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiblepaleiō | epiblepaleia | epiblepaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epiblepasōr | epiblepasar | epiblepasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiblepatōr | epiblepatar | epiblepatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiblepavōr | epiblepavar | epiblepavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epiblepalōr | epiblepalar | epiblepalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiblepamoiō | epiblepamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epiblepasoiō | epiblepasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiblepatoiō | epiblepatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epiblepanoiō | epiblepanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiblepavoiō | epiblepavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epiblepaloiō | epiblepaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epibleparō | epiblepari | epiblepara1×ἐπιβλέψαι | epibleparē |
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 | epibleparōntos | epibleparintos | epibleparantos | epibleparēntos |
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
epiblep 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
epiblepata“looked with favor”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:48hoti epiblepata epi tan tapeinōsian tau doulau autou, …For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His …
epiblepaveia“pay attention”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
James 2:3“pay attention”epiblepaveia de epi ton forarōnton tan esthan …… attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man …
epiblepara“look”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 9:38… ochlou boata legarōntos; Didaskalor, domō su epiblepara epi ton huion mu, hoti monogenos …… out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is …