βλέπω

blépō · Greek · Strong's G991 · 132 occurrences

The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “behold”

What it means

to look at (literally or figuratively)

a primary verb;

How the KJV renders it

behold, beware, lie, look on, perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“behold”

also renders eídō (G1492), theáomai (G2300), theōréō (G2334), anatheōréō (G333), epopteúō (G2029), emblépō (G1689), katanoéō (G2657), epeîdon (G1896), horáō (G3708), ʼălûw (H431), ʼărûw (H718), hêʼ (H1887), hên (H2005), hinnêh (H2009), chăzâʼ (H2370), châzâh (H2372), nâbaṭ (H5027), shûwr (H7789)

“lie”

also renders pseûsma (G5582), pseúdomai (G5574), keîmai (G2749), katákeimai (G2621), échō (G2192), anakeîmai (G345), bállō (G906), pseûdos (G5579), epíkeimai (G1945), ʼakzâb (H391), bad (H907), chârab (H2717), kâzab (H3576), kâzâb (H3577), shâvᵉʼ (H7723), shâʻan (H8172), shâqar (H8266), tᵉʼun (H8383)

“see”

also renders anablépō (G308), eídō (G1492), theáomai (G2300), theōréō (G2334), optánomai (G3700), emblépō (G1689), historéō (G2477), heurískō (G2147), horáō (G3708), hinnêh (H2009), chăzâʼ (H2370), châzâh (H2372), nâbaṭ (H5027), rŏʼîy (H7210), shûwr (H7789), shâzaph (H7805)

“perceive”

also renders eídō (G1492), katalambánō (G2638), theōréō (G2334), epiginṓskō (G1921), aisthánomai (G143), katanoéō (G2657), noiéō (G3539), heurískō (G2147), horáō (G3708), bîyn (H995), ṭâʻam (H2938), yâdaʻ (H3045), shûwr (H7789), shâmaʻ (H8085)

“regard”

also renders phronéō (G5426), entrépō (G1788), epiblépō (G1914), bîyn (H995), dibrâh (H1700), chûwç (H2347), châshab (H2803), yâdaʻ (H3045), nâbaṭ (H5027), qâshab (H7181), shûwr (H7789), shâmaʻ (H8085), shâʻâh (H8159)

“sight”

also renders theōría (G2335), phantázō (G5324), eîdos (G1491), hórasis (G3706), hórama (G3705), ophthalmós (G3788), chăzôwth (H2379)

“take heed”

also renders skopéō (G4648), horáō (G3708), zᵉhar (H2095), çâkath (H5535)

“beware”

also renders proséchō (G4337), ʻâram (H6191)

“look on”

also renders theōréō (G2334)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

132 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:26 V-PAI-2P1 Corinthians 3:10 V-PAM-3S1 Corinthians 8:9 V-PAM-2P1 Corinthians 10:12 V-PAM-3S1 Corinthians 10:18 V-PAM-2P1 Corinthians 13:12 V-PAI-1P1 Corinthians 16:10 V-PAM-2P2 Corinthians 4:18 V-PPP-APN2 Corinthians 7:8 V-PAI-1S2 Corinthians 10:7 V-PAI-2P2 Corinthians 12:6 V-PAI-3S2 John 1:8 V-PAM-2PActs 1:9 V-PAP-GPMActs 1:11 V-PAP-NPMActs 2:33 V-PAI-2PActs 3:4 V-AAM-2SActs 4:14 V-PAP-NPMActs 8:6 V-PANActs 9:8 V-IAI-3SActs 9:9 V-PAP-NSMActs 12:9 V-PANActs 13:11 V-PAP-NSMActs 13:40 V-PAM-2PActs 27:12 V-PAP-ASMActs 28:26 V-FAI-2PColossians 2:5 V-PAP-NSMColossians 2:8 V-PAM-2PColossians 4:17 V-PAM-2SEphesians 5:15 V-PAM-2PGalatians 5:15 V-PAM-2PHebrews 2:9 V-PAI-1PHebrews 3:12 V-PAM-2PHebrews 3:19 V-PAI-1PHebrews 10:25 V-PAI-2PHebrews 11:1 V-PPP-GPNHebrews 11:3 V-PPP-ASNHebrews 11:7 V-PPP-GPNHebrews 12:25 V-PAM-2PJames 2:22 V-PAI-2SJohn 1:29 V-PAI-3SJohn 5:19 V-PAS-3SJohn 9:7 V-PAP-NSMJohn 9:15 V-PAI-1SJohn 9:19 V-PAI-3SJohn 9:21 V-PAI-3SJohn 9:25 V-PAI-1SJohn 9:39 V-PAP-NPMJohn 9:41 V-PAI-1PJohn 11:9 V-PAI-3SJohn 13:22 V-IAI-3PJohn 20:1 V-PAI-3SJohn 20:5 V-PAI-3SJohn 21:9 V-PAI-3PJohn 21:20 V-PAI-3SLuke 6:41 V-PAI-2SLuke 6:42 V-PAP-NSMLuke 7:21 V-PANLuke 7:44 V-PAI-2SLuke 8:10 V-PAP-NPMLuke 8:16 V-PAS-3P

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.