To look upon/at
ἐπιβλέπωStrong’s G1914epiblepō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epiblepō is the Greek word usually translated “has looked”, “look” and “may look”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “has looked”, “look” and “may look”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he has looked 1
- to look 1
- you may look 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- James 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 9:38And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
- James 2:3And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
Greek dictionary
ἐπιβλέπω epiblepō · to look upon/at
ἐπι-βλέπω [in LXX for נָבַט hi., פָּנָה, רָאָה, etc. ;] to look upon. In NT, as in LXX (1Ki.1:11 9:1, Psa.25:16; Tob.3:3, al.), to look on with favour: before ἐπί with accusative of person(s), Luk.1:48 9:38, Jas.2:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “look” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LOOK, verb intransitive
[See Light. The primary sense is to stretch, to extend, to shoot, hence to direct the eye. We observe its primary sense is nearly the same as that of seek. Hence, to look for is to seek.]
- To direct the eye towards an object, with the intention of seeing it.
- To see; to have the sight or view of.
- To direct the intellectual eye; to apply the mind or understanding; to consider; to examine. look at the conduct of this man; view it in all its aspects.
- To expect.
All definitions and other forms of “look”
- To take care; to watch.
- To be directed.“Let thine eyes look right on” Proverbs 4:25
- To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance.
- To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to front.“The gate that looketh toward the north” Ezekiel 8:3“The east gate of the Lord's house, that looketh eastward” Ezekiel 11:1
- To look after, to attend; to take care of; as, to look after children.
- To expect; to be in a state of expectation.“Men's hearts falling them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth” Luke 21:26
- To seek; to search.
- To look for, to expect; as, to look for news by the arrival of a ship.
- To seek; to search; as, to look for lost money, or lost cattle.“Which things the angels desire to look into” 1 Peter 1:12
- To look on, to regard; to esteem.
- To consider; to view; to conceive of; to think.
- To be a mere spectator.
- To look to, or unto, to watch; to take care of.“LOOK well to thy herds” Proverbs 27:23
- To resort to with confidence or expectation of receiving something; to expect to receive from.“LOOK to me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth” Isaiah 45:22
LOOK, verb transitive
- To seek; to search for.
- To influence by looks or presence; as, to look down opposition.
LOOK, noun
- Cast of countenance; air of the face; aspect; as, a high look is an index of pride; a downcast look is an index of pride; a downcast look indicates modesty, bashfulness, or depression of mind.
- The act of looking or seeing.
- View; watch.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.