- Original: ὀπτάνομαι ὄπτομαι
- Transliteration: Optanomai
- Phonetic: op-tan'-om-ahee
- Definition:
1. to look at, behold
2. to allow one's self to be seen, to appear
- Origin: a (middle voice) prolonged form of the primary (middle voice) optomai op'-tom-ahee, which is used for it in certain tenses, and both as alternate of
G3708
- TDNT entry: 10:15,7
- Part(s) of speech: Verb
- Strong's: the first a (middle voice) prolonged form of the second (primary) which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternates of
G3708 ; to gaze (that is with wide open eyes as at something remarkable; and thus differing from
G991 which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from
G1492 which expresses merely mechanical passive or casual vision; while
G2300 and still more emphatically its intensive
G2334 signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and
G4648 a watching from a distance): - appear look see shew self.
Total KJV Occurrences: 41
• appear, 1
Hebrews 9:28
• appeared, 14
Mat 17:3; Mar 9:4;
Luke 1:11;
Luke 9:31;
Luke 22:43;
Luke 24:34; Act 2:3; Act 7:2; Act 7:30; Act 7:35; Act 9:17; Act 16:9;
Revelation 12:1;
Revelation 12:3
• himself, 1
Act 7:26
• look, 2
Joh 19:37; Act 18:15
• see, 15
Mat 27:4; Mat 27:24; Mat 28:7; Mar 16:7;
Luke 3:6; Joh 3:36; Joh 16:17; Act 2:17; Act 20:25;
Romans 15:21;
Hebrews 12:14;
Hebrews 13:23;
1 John 3:2;
Revelation 1:7;
Revelation 22:4
• seen, 8
Act 1:3; Act 13:31;
1 Corinthians 15:5;
1 Corinthians 15:6;
1 Corinthians 15:7;
1 Corinthians 15:8;
1 Timothy 3:16;
Revelation 11:19