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Strong's G308 ἀναβλέπω (anablepo)

Anablepo means “see” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H308 — achacbay (“Ahasbai”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G308
Language Greek
Linked Usages 56
Books 19

Strong's G308 Quick Answer

Strong's G308 ἀναβλέπω (anablepo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. anablepo (an-ab-lep'-o) v. 1. to look up 2. (by implication) to recover sight It has 56 linked Bible usages across 19 books. Visible English usage signals include sight, looked, looking, look, and see. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
anablepo (an-ab-lep'-o) v. 1. to look up 2. (by implication) to recover sight
Usage
56 linked usages
Books
19 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
sight, looked, looking, look, and see

Meaning and Definition

anablepo (an-ab-lep'-o) v. 1. to look up 2. (by implication) to recover sight [from G303 and G991] KJV: look (up), see, receive sight Root(s): G303, G991

Original Word
ἀναβλέπω
Transliteration
anablepo
Derivation
Root: βλέπω R1: 303 R2: 991
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G308. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to look up/again

Usage: ἀνα-βλέπω [in LXX chiefly for נָשָׂא ;] __1. to look up: Mrk.8:24, al.; before εἰς, Mat.14:19, al. (Xen., Plat.). __2. to recover sight (Plat., Aristoph.; cf. MM, VGT, see word): Mat.11:5, Jhn.9:11, al (AS)

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How Strong's G308 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render anablepo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

sight Matthew 11:5 13× looked Mark 6:41 looking Matthew 14:19 look Mark 8:25 see Luke 7:22

How Strong's G308 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 26 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G308 (ἀναβλέπω) appears 32 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G308 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G308 in the New Testament

24 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 11:5 KJV

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Matthew 14:19 KJV

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Matthew 20:34 KJV

So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

Strong's G308 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

26 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 13:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And God said to Abram after Lot was separated from him, Look up with thine eyes, and behold from the place where thou now art northward and southward, and eastward and seaward;

Genesis 15:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And he brought him out and said to him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to number them fully, and he said, Thus shall thy seed be.

Genesis 18:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.

Strong's G308 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 3:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And now, O Lord, I set mine eyes and my face toward thee,

Tobit 11:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and the whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee.

Tobit 14:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight, which was restored to him after eight years: and he gave alms, and he increased in the fear of the Lord God, and praised him.

Usage Excerpts

First 56 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G308.

Genesis 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said to Abram after Lot was separated from him, Look up with thine eyes, and behold from the place where thou now art northward and southward, and eastward and seaward;
Genesis 15:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he brought him out and said to him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to number them fully, and he said, Thus shall thy seed be.
Genesis 18:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.
Genesis 22:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
on the third day; and Abraham having lifted up his eyes, saw the place afar off.
Genesis 22:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! a ram caught by his horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole burnt offering in the place of Isaac his son.
Genesis 24:63 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaac went forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.
Genesis 24:64 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; and she alighted briskly from the camel,
Genesis 31:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Look up with thine eyes, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-colored spots; for I have seen all things that Laban does to thee.
Genesis 32:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob departed for his journey; and having looked up, he saw the host of God encamped; and the angels of God met him.
Genesis 33:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and beheld, and lo! Esau his brother coming, and four hundred men with him; and Jacob divided the children to Leah and to Rachel, and the two handmaids.
Genesis 33:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, and said, What are these to thee? And he said, The children with which God has mercifully blessed thy servant.
Genesis 37:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they beheld, and lo, Ishmaelitish travelers came from Gilead, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.
Genesis 43:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joseph lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said, Is this your younger brother, whom ye spoke of bringing to me? and he said, God have mercy on thee, my son.
Exodus 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh approached, and the children of Israel having looked up, beheld, and the Egyptians encamped behind them: and they were very greatly terrified, and the children of Israel cried to the Lord;
Deuteronomy 3:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go up to the top of the quarried rock, and look with thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes, for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Deuteronomy 4:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and lest having looked up to the sky, and having seen the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the heavenly bodies, thou shouldest go astray and worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God has distributed to all the nations under heaven.
Joshua 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Joshua was in Jericho, that he looked up with his eyes and saw a man standing before him, and there was a drawn sword in his hand; and Joshua drew near and said to him, Art thou for us or on the side of our enemies?
1 Kingdoms 14:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he reached forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and dipped it into the honeycomb, and returned his hand to his mouth, and his eyes recovered their sight.
Job 22:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, Looking up cheerfully to heaven.
Job 35:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Look up to the sky and see; And consider the clouds, how high they are above thee.
Isaiah 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And famine shall come sorely upon you, and it shall come to pass, that when ye shall be hungry, ye shall be grieved, and ye shall speak ill of the prince and your fathers’ ordinances: and they shall look up to heaven above,
Isaiah 40:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lift up your eyes on high, and see, who has displayed all these things? even he that brings forth his host by number: he shall call them all by name by means of his great glory, and by the power of his might: nothing has escaped thee.
Isaiah 42:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear, ye deaf, and look up, ye blind, to see.
Ezekiel 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes toward the north, and, behold, I looked from the north toward the eastern gate.
Joel 1:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cattle of the field have looked up to thee: for the fountains of waters have been dried up, and fire has devoured the fair places of the wilderness.
Zechariah 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the angel that talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up thine eyes, and see this that goes forth.
Matthew 11:5 New Testament, KJV
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew 14:19 New Testament, KJV
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Matthew 20:34 New Testament, KJV
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Mark 6:41 New Testament, KJV
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Mark 7:34 New Testament, KJV
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Mark 8:24 New Testament, KJV
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
Mark 8:25 New Testament, KJV
After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
Mark 10:51 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
Mark 10:52 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
Mark 16:4 New Testament, KJV
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
Luke 7:22 New Testament, KJV
Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luke 9:16 New Testament, KJV
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Luke 18:41 New Testament, KJV
Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
Luke 18:42 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
Luke 18:43 New Testament, KJV
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
Luke 19:5 New Testament, KJV
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
Luke 21:1 New Testament, KJV
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
John 9:11 New Testament, KJV
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
John 9:15 New Testament, KJV
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
John 9:18 New Testament, KJV
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
Acts 9:12 New Testament, KJV
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
Acts 9:17 New Testament, KJV
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 9:18 New Testament, KJV
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
Acts 22:13 New Testament, KJV
Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
Tobit 3:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O Lord, I set mine eyes and my face toward thee,
Tobit 11:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and the whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee.
Tobit 14:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight, which was restored to him after eight years: and he gave alms, and he increased in the fear of the Lord God, and praised him.
2 Maccabees 7:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I beseech thee, my son, look upon the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, and consider that God made them of things that were not; and so was mankind made likewise.
Daniel 1:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G308, grouped by book.

Genesis 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 7 usages, New Testament
Luke 7 usages, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 4 usages, New Testament
Tobit 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G308 FAQ

What does anablepo (ἀναβλέπω) mean?

Anablepo (Strong's G308) is a Greek word most simply glossed "see". anablepo (an-ab-lep'-o) v. 1. to look up 2. (by implication) to recover sight

How many times is anablepo (ἀναβλέπω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 56 linked usages for Strong's G308 across 19 books.

Where can I study anablepo (ἀναβλέπω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G308 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate anablepo (ἀναβλέπω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sight, looked, looking, look, and see. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G308 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 26 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G308, with linked reader references where each row is available.