περι-βλέπω G4017
To look around, gaze about; a deliberate sweeping glance at one's surroundings or companions.
A vivid Markan verb describing the intentional act of sweeping one's gaze around a group or setting. In the NT it appears exclusively in Mark's Gospel, always attributed to Jesus, lending it a characteristic dramatic quality. He looks around 'with anger' at the synagogue crowd (Mark 3:5), identifies 'who touched me' by scanning the crowd (Mark 5:32), and surveys the temple precincts on his arrival in Jerusalem (Mark 11:11). Spanish 'mirando alrededor' and French 'regarder autour' both preserve the circular spatial dimension of the gaze.
Senses
1. to look around, gaze about — To look around, gaze about — a deliberate, sweeping act of visual survey directed at those nearby or at one's surroundings. Distinctively Markan in the NT (Mark 3:5, 3:34, 5:32, 9:8, 10:23, 11:11), it is used exclusively of Jesus and functions as a narrative device highlighting his authority and intentionality. In Mark 3:5 he looks around 'with anger,' in 5:32 he searches out who touched him, and in 11:11 he inspects the temple. Spanish 'mirando alrededor' and French 'regarder autour' both capture the circular, encompassing nature of the gaze. 7×
AR["نَاظِرًا-حَوْلَهُ", "نَاظِرِينَ-حَوْلَهُمْ", "نَظَرَ حَوْلَهُ", "نَظَرَ-حَولَهُ"]·ben["চারদিকে-তাকালেন", "চারদিকে-তাকিয়ে", "চারদিকে-দেখে", "চারপাশে-তাকিয়ে"]·DE["umherblicken", "περιβλεψάμενος"]·EN["having-looked-around", "he-was-looking-around", "looking-around", "looking-around-at"]·FR["regarder-autour"]·heb["הִבִּיט", "הִבִּיט-סָבִיב", "הִסְתַּכְּלוּ", "הִסְתַּכֵּל", "הִסְתַּכֵּל־סָבִיב"]·HI["चारों-ओर", "चारों-ओर-देखकर", "देखकर-चारों-ओर", "देखता-था"]·ID["Dia-memandang-sekeliling", "memandang-sekeliling"]·IT["guardare-intorno"]·jav["mirsani-sakubeng", "ndeleng-sakiwa-tengené", "ningali-sakubeng", "sami-ningali-sakubengipun"]·KO["둘러보고", "둘러보니", "둘러보며", "둘러보셨다", "둘러보시며", "둘러본-후에"]·PT["olhando-ao-redor", "olhava-ao-redor"]·RU["оглядев", "оглянувшись", "осматривался", "осмотрев"]·ES["habiendo-mirado-alrededor", "miraba-alrededor", "mirando-alrededor"]·SW["akitazama-kote", "akitazama-pande-zote", "akiwatazama-kote", "alitazama-kote", "wakitazama-pande-zote"]·TR["bakınarak", "bakınıyordu", "çevresine-bakarak"]·urd["نظر-دوڑا-کر", "نظر-ڈال-کر", "نظر-ڈالتا-تھا", "چاروں-طرف-دیکھ-کر"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
περι-βλέπω, look round about, gaze around, περιβλέψας ἔφη Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, look about one, Refs 1st c.AD+; περιεβλέποντο ζητοῦντες.. Refs 1st c.BC+ __II transitive, look round at, πάσας Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, ἀλλότρια ἡγεμονικὰ π. NT+2nd c.AD+ __II.2 seek after, covet for oneself, ἀρχήν Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II.3 look about for, τινα Refs 2nd c.BC+:—middle, LXX __II.4 admire, respect,…