What does περιβλέπω (periblépō) mean in the Bible?
περιβλέπω (periblépō): Deliberate, searching look around—often depicting observation of people or surroundings in narrative moments.
Greek · G4017
περιβλέπω
To look all around
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περιβλέπωG4017
Pronunciationperiblépō
What does περιβλέπω (periblépō) mean in the Bible?
περιβλέπω (periblépō): Deliberate, searching look around—often depicting observation of people or surroundings in narrative moments.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4017?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Jesus] looked around at (1), [when] they looked around (1), after looking around (1), He kept looking around (1), He looked around at (1).
Where does περιβλέπω (periblépō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 3:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (6), Luke (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[Jesus] looked around at1×Mark 3:5
[when] they looked around1×Mark 9:8
after looking around1×Luke 6:10
He kept looking around1×Mark 5:32
He looked around at1×Mark 11:11
looked around1×Mark 10:23
Looking at1×Mark 3:34
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 3:5περιβλεψάμενοςto[Jesus] looked around atVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 3:34περιβλεψάμενοςtoLooking atVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 5:32περιεβλέπετοtoHe kept looking aroundVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMark 9:8περιβλεψάμενοιto[when] they looked aroundVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 10:23περιβλεψάμενοςtolooked aroundVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 11:11περιβλεψάμενοςtoHe looked around atVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 6:10περιβλεψάμενοςtoafter looking aroundVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 3:5
Aligned rows7
Books represented2
Mark6Luke1
Source forms
περιβλεψάμενος5xperiblepsamenosMark 3:5, Mark 3:34, Mark 10:23, Mark 11:11
περιβλεψάμενοι1xperiblepsamenoiMark 9:8
περιεβλέπετο1xperieblepetoMark 5:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular5xMark 3:5, Mark 3:34, Mark 10:23, Mark 11:11
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMark 9:8
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xMark 5:32
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deliberate, searching look around—often depicting observation of people or surroundings in narrative moments.
Source Gloss
to look all around
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Deliberate, searching look around—often depicting observation of people or surroundings in narrative moments.
to look around (at). Mid., to look about one (at) : absol., Mrk.9:8 10:23; with inf., Mrk.5:32; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.3:5, 34, Luk.6:10; πάντα, Mrk.11:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 3:5Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
περιβλεψάμενοςperibleyamenov
I look around on, survey
Read verseMark 3:34Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
περιβλεψάμενοςperibleyamenov
I look around on, survey
Read verseMark 5:32Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Middle Indicative
περιεβλέπετοperieblepeto
I look around on, survey
Read verseMark 9:8Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
περιβλεψάμενοι,peribleyamenoi
I look around on, survey
Read verseMark 10:23Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
περιβλεψάμενοςperibleyamenov
I look around on, survey
Read verseMark 11:11Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
περιβλεψάμενοςperibleyamenov
I look around on, survey
Read verseLuke 6:10Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
περιβλεψάμενοςperibleyamenov
I look around on, survey
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist6imperfect1
Voice
middle7
Mood
participle6indicative1
NT Occurrences
Mark 3:34περιβλεψάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleMark 3:5περιβλεψάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleMark 5:32περιεβλέπετοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundMark 9:8περιβλεψάμενοιaorist middle participleparticipleMark 10:23περιβλεψάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleMark 11:11περιβλεψάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleLuke 6:10περιβλεψάμενοςaorist middle participleparticiple
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)
Word Origins
περιβλέπω is built from these roots: