περιεβλέπετο

periblépō

he kept looking around

To look around, to observe attentively or deliberately in all directions; to look about oneself, often with intentional awareness of surroundings. In narrative contexts, signifies an active surveying or scanning of people or environment, sometimes implying evaluation or anticipation.

G4017

Mark 5:32 · Word #2

Lexicon G4017

Lemmaπεριβλέπω
Transliterationperiblépō
Strong'sG4017
DefinitionTo look around, to observe attentively or deliberately in all directions; to look about oneself, often with intentional awareness of surroundings. In narrative contexts, signifies an active surveying or scanning of people or environment, sometimes implying evaluation or anticipation.

Morphology V IMPF MID IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehe kept looking around
Literalhe-was-looking-around

Lexical Info

Lemmaπεριβλέπω
Strong'sG4017

SIBI-P1 Translation G4017-03

he was looking around himself

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), middle voice (reflexive/self-involved), indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe imperfect indicative conveys ongoing past action (“was looking”), while the middle voice adds reflexive or self-involved nuance (“around himself”). The compound prefix περί preserves the sense of looking in all directions.

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