Strong's Lexicon
G3467
G3467 — μυωπάζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3467 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μυωπάζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of the base of G3466 and ops (the face, from G3700) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | muopazo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | moo-ope-ad'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to shut the eyes, i.e. blink (see indistinctly) |
| KJV Renderings: | cannot see far off |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μυωπάζω; (μύωψ, and this from μύειν τούς ὠπας to shut the eyes); to see dimly, see only what is near: 2Pe 1:9 (some (cf. R. V. marginal reading) would make it mean here closing the eyes; cf. our English blink). (Aristotle, problem. 31, 16, 25.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μυωπάζω (cannot see far off)
2 Peter 1:9
- KJV: But he that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afar off and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins
- GK: ω γαρ μη πάρεστι ταύτα τυφλός εστι μυωπάζων λήθην λαβών του καθαρισμού των πάλαι αυτού αμαρτιών