ἀναβλέπω
anablepō
to look up/again
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the Greek word ἀναβλέπω (anablepō) is translated to "to look up/again." This verb indicates a re-examination or re-evaluation of a situation, rather than a new initial observation. In the Bible, ἀναβλέπω is used 25 times, suggesting its significant range in narrative storytelling. The verb can be used in a variety of contexts, from literal descriptions of a person looking up again to figurative expressions of reconsidering a decision or re-observing a situation. The frequent occurrence of ἀναβλέπω in the Bible highlights its importance as a nuanced expression in the Greek language. By analyzing its usage and frequency, we can better understand the authors' intentions and the development of ideas throughout the biblical narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
25 total occurrences across the text
the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Matthew 14:19He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
Matthew 20:34Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.
Mark 6:41He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.
Mark 7:34Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!”
Mark 8:24He looked up, and said, “I see men; for I see them like trees walking.”
Mark 10:51Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”
Mark 16:4for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
Luke 7:22Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Luke 9:16He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Luke 18:41“What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”
Luke 18:42Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.”
Luke 18:43Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
Luke 19:5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
Luke 21:1He looked up and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.
John 9:11He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
John 9:15Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”
John 9:18The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,
John 9:18The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,
Acts 9:12and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”
Acts 9:17Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 9:18Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.
Acts 22:13came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
Acts 22:13came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
Mark 10:52Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus on the way.