"to look upwards, Mt. 14:19; to see again, recover sight, Mt. 11:5"
Definition and meaning
to look upwards, Mt. 14:19; to see again, recover sight, Mt. 11:5
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναβλέπω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anablepo (G308) across the King James Bible.
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.
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.
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
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.
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
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.
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.
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
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Common questions
Strong's G308 (anablepo) is a Greek word that means: to look upwards, Mt. 14:19; to see again, recover sight, Mt. 11:5 It appears 24 times in the King James Bible.
The word anablepo (G308) appears 24 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G308 is anablepo, a Greek word defined as: to look upwards, Mt. 14:19; to see again, recover sight, Mt. 11:5. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anablepo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.