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βλέπει / θεωρεῖ / εἶδεν

To look at (literally or figuratively) · to see/experience · by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear

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βλέπω G991 to look at (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation blépō
Seeing with understanding and discernment, including physical sight, mental perception, and careful attention to implications.
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θεωρέω G2334 to see/experience
Pronunciation theōréō
To gaze upon intently; in NT often implies experiential knowledge through sustained observation or witness.
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ὁράω G3708 by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
Pronunciation horáō
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What does βλέπει / θεωρεῖ / εἶδεν (blepei / theōrei / eiden) mean in the Bible?

βλέπω · θεωρέω · ὁράω is a Greek word meaning "see, observe, perceive".

Full entry for βλέπει / θεωρεῖ / εἶδεν (G991, G2334, G3708) · Browse the biblical lexicon

Meaning

see, observe, perceive
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Future Imperfect Aorist
Voices
Active Passive
Imperative command or strong request 27×
Present Active Matt 24:4 · Mark 4:24 · Mark 8:15 · Mark 12:38 · Mark 13:5 · Mark 13:9 · Mark 13:23 · Mark 13:33 · Luke 8:18 · Luke 21:8 · Acts 13:40 · 1 Cor 8:9 · 1 Cor 10:18 · 1 Cor 16:10 · Gal 5:15 · Eph 5:15 26×
Aorist Active Acts 3:4 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 37×
Present Active Matt 5:28 · Matt 6:4 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 14:30 · Luke 6:42 · Luke 9:62 · John 9:7 · Acts 9:9 · Acts 13:11 · Col 2:5 · Rev 22:8 · Matt 13:13 · Matt 13:14 · Mark 4:12 · Luke 8:10 29×
Present Passive 2 Cor 4:18 · Heb 11:1 · Heb 11:7 · Rom 8:24 · Heb 11:3 8×
Indicative states a fact or reality 50×
Present Active Matt 7:3 · Matt 22:16 · Mark 5:31 · Mark 8:23 · Mark 12:14 · Mark 13:2 · Luke 6:41 · Luke 7:44 · Jas 2:22 · Rev 1:11 · Matt 11:4 · Matt 13:17 · Matt 24:2 · Mark 8:18 · Luke 10:23 · Luke 10:24 45×
Future Active Matt 13:14 · Acts 28:26 2×
Imperfect Active John 13:22 · Acts 9:8 2×
Aorist Active Rev 22:8 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 10×
Present Active Matt 12:22 · Luke 7:21 · Acts 8:6 · Acts 12:9 · Rom 11:8 · Rom 11:10 · Rev 1:12 · Rev 5:3 · Rev 5:4 · Rev 9:20 10×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 9×
Present Active Mark 4:12 · Luke 8:10 · Luke 8:16 · Luke 11:33 · John 9:39 · Rev 16:15 · Rev 18:9 · John 5:19 · Rev 3:18 9×
133 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 464 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 162 ongoing 5 prospective 34 resultant 27 imperative 24 subjunctive 36 infinitive 39 participle 137
Tense
aorist 358 perfect 52 future 34 present 19 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 406 middle 33 passive 25
Mood
indicative 228 participle 137 infinitive 39 subjunctive 36 imperative 24
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:10 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:11 εἶδον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:16 ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:2 εἴδομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:9 εἶδον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:16 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:7 Ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 4:16 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 4:18 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 4:21 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:1 Ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:16 ἴδωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:8 ὄψονται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 8:14 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:18 Ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:34 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:4 Ὅρα present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:11 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:2 ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:22 ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:23 ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:30 Ὁρᾶτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:36 Ἰδὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:8 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:9 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:8 ἰδεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 11:9 ἰδεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:2 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 12:25 εἰδὼς perfect active participle participle Matthew 12:38 ἰδεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:14 ἴδητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:15 ἴδωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:17 ἰδεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:17 εἶδαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:14 εἶδεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:26 ἰδόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 16:28 ἴδωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 17:3 ὤφθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 17:8 εἶδον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 18:10 Ὁρᾶτε present active imperative imperative +424 more 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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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