blepo denotes visual perception, attentive notice, and watchful regard in the situations shown in Scripture.

The predominant use concerns visual perception: people observe persons, objects, light, events, and the condition of sight. It also marks attentive consideration or watchfulness in appeals and warnings, and in several clauses extends to recognizing a situation or perceiving what is present.

1. Visual perception and visible sight · dominant

   Present active forms describe direct observation: in John 20:1 the APB renders Mary as seeing that the stone had been removed, and in John 21:9 it renders the disciples as seeing a fire, fish, and bread. The term also occurs where sight is absent or restored: Acts 13:11 says the man would be unable to see the sun, while John 9:7 renders the healed man as coming “seeing.”

   John 20:1John 21:9Acts 13:11John 9:7Luke 7:21John 11:9
2. Attentive consideration and watchfulness · common

   Second-person present active forms introduce exhortations to attend carefully to a risk or responsibility. In 1 Corinthians 8:9 the APB renders the warning “take care” lest authority become a stumbling block; in Colossians 4:17 it directs Archippus to attend to his service, and in Hebrews 12:25 it warns against refusing the speaker.

   1 Corinthians 8:9Colossians 4:17Hebrews 12:25Galatians 5:152 John 1:8Ephesians 5:15
3. Recognizing or perceiving a situation · occasional

   Present active forms can refer to apprehending what a circumstance shows rather than merely looking with the eyes. In 2 Corinthians 7:8 the APB renders the speaker as seeing that the letter grieved its recipients; in James 2:22 it renders the addressee as seeing faith cooperating with works. In Acts 28:26, the future statement contrasts seeing with not perceiving.

   2 Corinthians 7:8James 2:22Acts 28:26Colossians 2:5Hebrews 10:251 Corinthians 13:12
4. What is visible or not visible · rare

   Present passive participles characterize things by whether they are seen. In 2 Corinthians 4:18 the APB contrasts “the things which are seen” with things not seen; Hebrews 11:1 similarly speaks of things not seen, and Hebrews 11:3 refers to what is seen coming into being.

   2 Corinthians 4:18Hebrews 11:1Hebrews 11:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses “see,” “seeing,” “look,” “consider,” “take care,” and “watch out.” Those variations show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for the term.