ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai) — Appear
Greek word study: ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai), Strong's G3700. to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observat
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to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492 (εἴδω), which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300 (θεάομαι), and still more emphatically its intensive G2334 (θεωρέω), signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 (σκοπέω) a watching from a distance)
KJV translation words: appear, look, see, shew self
Strong's G3700 is tagged on 54 words in 53 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 5:8 and last appears in Revelation 22:4.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 53)
- Matthew 5:8 — ὄψονται — will see
- Matthew 17:3 — ὤφθη — it appeared
- Matthew 24:30 — ὄψονται — they will behold
- Matthew 26:64 — ὄψεσθε — you will behold
- Matthew 27:24 — ὄψεσθε — you will behold
- Matthew 28:7 — ὄψεσθε — you will behold
- Matthew 28:10 — ὄψονται — will they behold
- Mark 9:4 — ὤφθη — appeared
- Mark 13:26 — ὄψονται — will they behold
- Mark 14:62 — ὄψεσθε — you will behold
- Mark 16:7 — ὄψεσθε — will you behold
- Luke 1:11 — Ὤφθη — Appeared
- Luke 3:6 — ὄψεται — will behold
- Luke 9:31 — ὀφθέντες — having appeared
- Luke 13:28 — ὄψησθε — you may behold
- Luke 17:22 — ὄψεσθε — you will behold it
- Luke 21:27 — ὄψονται — will they behold
- Luke 22:43 — ὤφθη — Appeared
- Luke 24:34 — ὤφθη — He has appeared
- John 1:39 — ὄψεσθε — you will behold
- John 1:51 — ὄψεσθε — you will behold
- John 3:36 — ὄψεται — will behold
- John 16:16 — ὄψεσθέ — you will behold
- John 16:17 — ὄψεσθέ — you will behold
- John 16:19 — ὄψεσθέ — you will behold
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: G3708 ὁράω (horáō).
Entries whose derivation names this word: G128 Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), G845 αὐτόπτης (autóptēs), G1799 ἐνώπιον (enṓpion), G2029 ἐποπτεύω (epopteúō), G2030 ἐπόπτης (epóptēs), G2072 ἔσοπτρον (ésoptron), G2734 κατοπτρίζομαι (katoptrízomai), G2971 κώνωψ (kṓnōps), G3659 ὄμμα (ómma), G3692 ὀπή (opḗ), G3701 ὀπτασία (optasía), G3708 ὁράω (horáō) and 9 more.
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Frequently asked questions
What does optánomai (G3700) mean?
To gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from g991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from g1492 (εἴδω), which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while g2300 (θεάομαι), and still more emphatically its intensive g2334 (θεωρέω), signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and g4648 (σκοπέω) a watching from a distance).
How is G3700 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G3700 as: appear, look, see, shew self.
How often does ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai) appear?
Strong's G3700 is tagged on 54 words in 53 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 5:8 and last appears in Revelation 22:4.
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