Found only in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts, the Greek verb “anablepo” meant “look up” or “receive sight.”
This term first occurs in Mt. 11:5Mt. 11:5
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.
WP-Bible plugin; Jesus wanted John the Baptist to know the blind were “receiving their sight” through His ministry. In Mt. 14:19Mt. 14:19
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
19 And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
WP-Bible plugin this verb is used to say Jesus blessed and broke some bread as He was “looking up” to heaven.
