περιβλεψάμενοι

periblépō

they looked 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 9:8 · Word #3

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 AOR MID PTCP NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasethey looked around
Literalhaving-looked-around

Lexical Info

Lemmaπεριβλέπω
Strong'sG4017

SIBI-P1 Translation G4017-01

having looked around themselves

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (completed action), middle voice (self-involved/reflexive), participle; nominative masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist participle conveys a completed action, rendered as "having looked." The middle voice adds reflexive/self-involved nuance, reflected in "themselves," and the nominative masculine plural matches a masculine plural subject.

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