Greek word · Strong's G985

βλαστάνω

blastánō · word · “to see, look at”

In a sentence

Blepō means to see, look at, behold. It often carries the weight of focused attention — "Look (blepete) at the birds of the air" — and warning: "Take heed (blepete)."

Blepō covers ordinary seeing, but in the Gospels and Paul it often summons attentive looking — to creation, to one's own walk, to the kingdom drawing near.

It is also Jesus' warning verb: "See (blepete) that no one leads you astray." To see truly is to discern and act.

Strong's reference

Definition: to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit

KJV usage: bring forth, bud, spring (up)

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Matthew 6:26 “Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Mark 13:5 “Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 “Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.