Epiblepō combines epi (upon) + blepō (to see, look). It means to look upon with special attention or care — not a casual glance but a focused gaze of concern. It appears 3 times in the NT, each time in a context where someone is seen with compassionate intent: Mary, the disabled boy's father, and the poor man.
Mary's canticle uses epeblepsen: God "has looked upon [regarded] the humble state of his servant" (Luke 1:48). This is the theology of divine regard — God's eye turned toward the lowly, the overlooked, and the outcast. James 2:3 contrasts how the church epiblepōs — they look favorably on the rich man with fine clothes while overlooking the poor. The call of the gospel is to look as God looks: with eyes drawn to the humble, the suffering, and the marginalized.