verb
periblepomō
Strong’sG4017
I look around on, survey
stem periblep-7 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.
περι-βλέπω,
[in LXX for שׁוּר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4017 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
look round about, gaze around, περιβλέψας ἔφη Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, look about one, Refs 1st c.AD+; περιεβλέποντο ζητοῦντες.. Refs 1st c.BC+
II transitive, look round at, πάσας Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ἀλλότρια ἡγεμονικὰ π. NT+2nd c.AD+
II.2 seek after, covet for oneself, ἀρχήν Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 look about for, τινα Refs 2nd c.BC+:—middle, LXX
II.4 admire, respect, τοὔνδικον π. Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, περιβλέπεσθαι τίμιον Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 middle, look up, consult, βίβλους Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| periblepoteπεριεβλέπετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | looked around | 1× |
| peribleperantosπεριβλεψάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | looked around | 5× |
| peribleperantoisπεριβλεψάμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | looking around | 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periblepomō | periblepome | periblepomē | periblepomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | peribleposō | periblepose | peribleposē | peribleposelē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periblepotō | periblepote1×περιεβλέπετο | periblepotē | periblepotelē |
| we 1st person plural | peribleponō | periblepone | peribleponē | peribleponelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periblepovō | periblepove | periblepovē | periblepovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | periblepolō | periblepole | periblepolē | periblepolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periblepemi | periblepema |
| you 2nd person singular | periblepesi | periblepesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periblepeti | periblepeta |
| we 1st person plural | periblepeni | periblepena |
| ye 2nd person plural | periblepevi | periblepeva |
| they 3rd person plural | periblepeli | periblepela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periblepomeiō | periblepomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | peribleposeiō | peribleposeiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periblepoteiō | periblepoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | peribleponeiō | peribleponeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periblepoveiō | periblepoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | periblepoleiō | periblepoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periblepemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | periblepeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periblepeteia |
| we 1st person plural | periblepeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | periblepeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | periblepeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | peribleposōr | peribleposēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periblepotōr | periblepotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | periblepovōr | periblepovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | periblepolōr | periblepolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | periblepesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periblepetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | periblepevar |
| they 3rd person plural | periblepelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periblepomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | peribleposoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periblepotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | peribleponoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | periblepovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | periblepoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periblepemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | periblepesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periblepetoia |
| we 1st person plural | periblepenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | periblepevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | periblepeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | peribleporō | peribleporē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | peribleperi | periblepera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | peribleporōntos | peribleporēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | peribleperintos | peribleperantos6×περιβλεψάμενος |
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
periblep 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
periblepote“looked around”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 5:32“looked around”kai periblepote horara tan houtem poiarantan.… around to see who had done this.
peribleperantos“looked around”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine5×
Mark 3:5kai peribleperantos autoin meta orgau, sulluporōntos epi ta …Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow …
Mark 3:34kai peribleperantos toin peri auton kuklō kathorōntoin legatō; …Looking at those seated in a circle around …
Mark 10:23Kai peribleperantos tos Iēsus legatō toi mathētoi autou; …Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How …
Mark 11:11… eis Hierosolumeim eis tem hierem; kai peribleperantos panteim opse ēdē arōntau tau hōrau …… went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was …
Luke 6:10kai peribleperantos pantoin autoin legata auto; Ekteinasar tan …And after looking around at all of them, He said …
peribleperantois“looking around”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 9:8“looking around”kai exapinōs peribleperantois ouketi oudenon horala alla ton Iēsun …Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.