ὁράω (horáō) — Behold

Greek word study: ὁράω (horáō), Strong's G3708. by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear

GreekStrong's G3708
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Greek word
ὁράω (horáō)

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by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear

Word study
Derivation: properly, to stare at (compare G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)), i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally);

KJV translation words: behold, perceive, see, take heed

Where this word appears

Strong's G3708 is tagged on 61 words in 58 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 8:4 and last appears in Revelation 22:9.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

do see that ×6has seen ×5he has seen ×5we have seen ×4you have seen ×4have seen ×3having seen ×3I will see ×2You have seen ×2do watch ×2seeing ×2they have seen ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

ἑώρακεν ×9ὁρᾶτε ×7ὅρα ×6ἑωράκαμεν ×5ἑώρακα ×3ὄψῃ ×3ἑωρακὼς ×2ἑωράκατε ×2ἑώρακας ×2ὁρῶ ×2

Books where it appears most

John ×23Matthew ×6Luke ×61 John ×6Acts ×4Hebrews ×4Mark ×3Colossians ×2

Verses (first 25 of 58)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: G3700 ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai).

Entries whose derivation names this word: G872 ἀφοράω (aphoráō), G2334 θεωρέω (theōréō), G2529 καθοράω (kathoráō), G3700 ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai), G3705 ὅραμα (hórama), G3706 ὅρασις (hórasis), G3707 ὁρατός (horatós), G4308 προοράω (prooráō), G5432 φρουρέω (phrouréō).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does horáō (G3708) mean?

By extension, to attend to; by hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

How is G3708 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates G3708 as: behold, perceive, see, take heed.

How often does ὁράω (horáō) appear?

Strong's G3708 is tagged on 61 words in 58 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 8:4 and last appears in Revelation 22:9.