What does διαβλέπω (diablépō) mean in the Bible?
διαβλέπω (diablépō): To see clearly or distinctly; vision restored to normal functioning after impaired or blurred sight.
Greek · G1227
διαβλέπω
To see clearly
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διαβλέπω G1227
Pronunciation diablépō
What does διαβλέπω (diablépō) mean in the Bible?
διαβλέπω (diablépō): To see clearly or distinctly; vision restored to normal functioning after impaired or blurred sight.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1227?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include you will see clearly (2), he opened them (1).
Where does διαβλέπω (diablépō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It you will see clearly 2× Matthew 7:5, Luke 6:42
he opened them 1× Mark 8:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:5
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
διαβλέψεις 2x diablepseis Matthew 7:5, Luke 6:42
διέβλεψεν 1x dieblepsen Mark 8:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2x Matthew 7:5, Luke 6:42
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 8:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To see clearly or distinctly; vision restored to normal functioning after impaired or blurred sight.
Strong's G1227
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Mark 8:22–26 Source Gloss
to see clearly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:5 Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
διαβλέψεις diableyeiv
I see through, see clearly
Read verse Luke 6:42 Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
διαβλέψεις diableyeiv
I see through, see clearly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Future, Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Future Active Matt 7:5 · Luke 6:42 2×
Aorist Active Mark 8:25 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
see clearly
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
διαβλέπω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Emphasizes full clarity. Mark 8:22–26
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain