Greek word · G309

ἀνάβλεψις

anablepsis

recovery of sight

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

ἀνά-βλεψις, -εως, ή

(ἀναβλέπω), [in LXX: Isaiah 61:1 (פְּקַח־קוֹחַ)* ;]

recovery of sight: Luke 4:18 (Lxx).†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Similar words

Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 4:18 ἀνάβλεψιν, recovery of sight,

    “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

    Here: 'Seeing again'. This comes from the Greek Isaiah. The Hebrew has 'opening' for those who are bound, which may mean opening the prison or opening eyes after the darkness of a dungeon.

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