ἐμβλέπω
emblepō
to look into/upon
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word ἐμβλέπω (emblepō) is used 12 times in the Bible, and its primary definition is "to look into/upon." This verb suggests a sense of focused attention or deliberate consideration. In its various uses, emblepō implies a closer, more intense scrutiny than a simple glance. This word is used in a range of contexts, from Jesus looking into Mary's heart (Luke 11:17) to the disciples looking into the bread while the loaves and fishes are being multiplied (Matthew 15:36). In each instance, emblepō highlights the act of focused attention or examination. Its significance lies in its ability to convey a sense of careful consideration, which can be both literal (e.g., looking at a physical object) and metaphorical (e.g., looking into someone's heart). The varied usage of emblepō across 12 biblical texts underscores its importance as a verb that captures a fundamental aspect of human experience: the act of attentive looking. Whether literal or figurative, emblepō emphasizes the value of careful consideration and the significance of paying close attention to people, objects, and circumstances.
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Occurrences in Scripture
12 total occurrences across the text
See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
Matthew 19:26Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Mark 8:25Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.
Mark 10:21Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”
Mark 10:27Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”
Mark 14:67and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said, “You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus!”
Luke 20:17But he looked at them and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone?’
Luke 22:61The Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord’s word, how he said to him, “Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times.”
John 1:36and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
John 1:42He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).
Acts 1:11who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
Acts 22:11When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.