Luke 7:21:18Luke.7.21.W18TAB
βλέπειν
blepein
“to see”
- Transliteration
- BLE-pein
- Extended
- BLEH-pein
- IPA
- /ˈble.pein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to see
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
BLE-pein
- sentence
en e-KEI-nêi têi HÔ-ra e-the-RA-peu-sen pol-LOUS a-PO NO-sōn KAI mas-TEE-gōn KAI pneu-MA-tōn po-nê-RÔN KAI ty-PHLOIS pol-LOIS e-kha-RI-sa-to BLE-pein
Exegesis
The verb echarísato {ἐχαρίσατο | echarísato} ‘he graciously gave’ with its complementary infinitive blépein {βλέπειν | blépein} ‘to see’ underscores both the nature and result of the gift, highlighting the scope and specificity of Jesus’s healing ministry.
In context — Luke 7:21
In that hour He healed many from diseases and scourges and evil spirits, and to many blind He graciously gave sight.
About this coordinate
Luke 7:21:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Luke 7:21, so the Greek word βλέπειν (blepein) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.7.21.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.7.21.W18.S1) and character.