blepō · see, look

What it means

blepō (βλέπω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “see, look”.

Watch out.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
2. To understand: "seeing they do not see".
3. To beware of something.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

To see, to look; also to pay attention, to beware. Abbott-Smith: to look at; to perceive, to look; to discern; to consider, take heed. Of the same family are ἀναβλέπω, “to regain sight”, and ἐμβλέπω, “to look intently”.

• “Seeing they do not see” Matthew 13:13Mark 8:18
• “Though I was blind, now I see” John 9:25
• “Beware of the leaven” Mark 8:15
• “For now we see through a mirror” 1 Corinthians 13:12
• What is seen and what is not seen 2 Corinthians 4:18Hebrews 2:9

How we translate it

“See” 57 times, “seeing” 12, “Watch out” 11, “seen” 8, “he sees” 7, “saw” 6, “sees” 6, “look at” 5… In warnings, “watch out” or “beware”.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• see ×57
• seeing ×12
• Watch out ×11
• seen ×8
• he sees ×7
• saw ×6
• sees ×6
• look at ×5
• look ×4
• Watch ×3
• others ×14

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×20
• Mark×15
• Luke×16
• John×17
• Acts×14
• Romans×6
• 1 Corinthians×7
• 2 Corinthians×7
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Philippians×3
• Colossians×3
• Hebrews×8
• James×1
• 2 John×1
• Revelation×13

• Matthew 5:28

  But I tell you that everyone who looks at a woman in order to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

• Matthew 6:4

  so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

• Matthew 6:6

  But you, when you pray, go into your inner room and, having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

• Matthew 6:18

  so that you may not appear to people as fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

• Matthew 7:3

  And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye?

• Matthew 11:4

  And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

• Matthew 12:22

  Then a man possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.

• Matthew 13:13

  This is why I speak to them in parables: because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

• Matthew 13:14

  And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will indeed hear and never understand, and you will indeed see and never perceive.

• Matthew 13:16

  But happy are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.

• Matthew 13:17

  For truly I tell you that many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

• Matthew 14:30

  But seeing the strong wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

• Matthew 15:31

  so that the crowd was amazed seeing the mute speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

• Matthew 18:10

  See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 22:16

  And they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God in truth, and you do not care about anyone, for you do not look at the face of people.

• Matthew 24:2

  But he answered them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I tell you, there will never be left here one stone upon another that will not be torn down.”

• Matthew 24:4

  And Jesus answered them, “See to it that no one leads you astray.

• Mark 4:12

  so that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.’”

• Mark 4:24

  And he was saying to them, “Watch what you hear. With the measure you measure it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.

• Mark 5:31

  And his disciples were saying to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”

• Mark 8:15

  And he was warning them, saying, “Watch out, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

• Mark 8:18

  Having eyes, do you not see, and having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember,

• Mark 8:23

  And taking the blind man by the hand, he brought him out of the village; and spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked him, “Do you see anything?”

• Mark 8:24

  And looking up, he was saying, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking.”

• Mark 12:14

  And they came and say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and you do not care about anyone; for you do not look at the face of people, but in truth you teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we pay, or should we not pay?”

• Mark 12:38

  And in his teaching he was saying, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and to receive greetings in the marketplaces

• Mark 13:2

  And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will never be left here a stone on a stone that will not be torn down.”

• Mark 13:5

  And Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one leads you astray.

• Mark 13:9

  But watch yourselves; they will hand you over to councils, and in synagogues you will be beaten, and before governors and kings you will stand for the sake of me, as a testimony to them.

• Mark 13:23

  But you, watch out; I have told you everything beforehand.

• Mark 13:33

  Watch out, stay awake; for you do not know when the time is.

• Luke 6:41

  And why do you see the splinter that is in your brother’s eye, but the beam that is in your own eye you do not notice?

• Luke 6:42

  How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the beam in your eye? Hypocrite, first take out the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter that is in your brother’s eye.

• Luke 7:21

  In that hour he healed many of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits, and to many blind people he granted sight.

• Luke 7:44

  And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

• Luke 8:10

  And he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

• Luke 8:16

  And no one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

• Luke 8:18

  So take care how you listen; for whoever has, it will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

• Luke 9:62

  But Jesus said, “No one who puts his hand to a plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

• Luke 10:23

  And turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Happy are the eyes that see what you see.

And 93 more times.