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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 990. βλέμμα (blemma) -- Look, gaze, sight</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/990.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/2-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/990.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 990</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/989.htm" title="989">◄</a> 990. blemma <a href="../greek/991.htm" title="991">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">blemma: Look, gaze, sight</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βλέμμα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>blemma<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>BLEH-mah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(blem'-mah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Look, gaze, sight<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a look, glance; sight and hearing.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb βλέπω (blepō), meaning "to see" or "to look."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "blemma," the concept of seeing and perceiving is prevalent in the Old Testament. Hebrew words like רָאָה (ra'ah, Strong's H7200) meaning "to see," and נָבַט (nabat, Strong's H5027) meaning "to look intently," capture similar ideas of sight and perception.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "blemma" refers to the act of looking or the gaze itself. It conveys the idea of a focused or intentional look, often implying perception or discernment. The term is used to describe not just the physical act of seeing but also the deeper understanding or insight that comes from observing.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, sight was considered one of the most important senses, often associated with knowledge and understanding. The act of seeing was not merely physical but also intellectual and spiritual. In the context of the New Testament, "blemma" would have carried connotations of insight and discernment, reflecting the cultural emphasis on the importance of vision in gaining wisdom.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/991.htm">blepó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a look<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>what he saw (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 990: βλέμμα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βλέμμα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βλεμματος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">βλέπω</span>); "a look, glance: <span class="greek2">βλέμματι</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκοή</span>, in seeing and hearing," <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-8.htm">2 Peter 2:8</a> (cf. Warfield in Presbyt. Rev. for 1883, p. 629ff). (<span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>seeing. <p>From <a href="/greek/991.htm">blepo</a>; vision (properly concrete; by implication, abstract) -- seeing. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/991.htm">blepo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βλεμματι βλέμματι blemmati blémmati<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>βλέμματι</b> γὰρ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">(for by what he saw</span> and heard<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> among them, <span class="itali">in seeing</span> and hearing,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">through seeing</span> for and<p><b><a href="/greek/990.htm">Strong's Greek 990</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_990.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/blemmati_990.htm">βλέμματι — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/989.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="989"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="989" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/991.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="991"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="991" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>