Strong's Lexicon
G3708 — ὁράω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3708 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὁράω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a primary word |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 55 |
| Transliteration: | horao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hor-ah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) to stare at 2. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally) 3. (by extension) to attend to 4. (by Hebraism) to experience 5. (passively) to appear |
| KJV Renderings: | behold, perceive, see, take heed |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ό᾿πτω, see ὁράω.
STRONGS NT 3708: ὁράωὁράω, ὁρῶ; imperfect 3 person plural ἑώρων (Joh 6:2, where L Tr WH ἐθεώρουν); perfect ἑώρακα and (T WH in Col 2:1; Col 2:18; (1Co 9:1); Tdf. edition 7 also in Joh 9:37; Joh 15:24; Joh 20:25; 1Jn 3:6; 1Jn 4:20; 3Jn 1:11) ἑόρακα (on which form cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 161; Tdf. Proleg., p. 122; Stephanus Thesaurus, under the word, 2139 d.); Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. i., p. 325; (Buttmann, 64 (56); Veitch, under the word)) (2 person singular ἑορακες (Joh 8:57 Tr marginal reading) see κοπιάω, at the beginning), 3 person plural ἑωράκασιν (and ἑώρακαν in Col 2:1 L Tr WH; Luk 9:36 T Tr WH; see γίνομαι, at the beginning); pluperfect 3 person singular ἑωράκει (Act 7:44); future ὄψομαι (from ὈΠΤΩ), 2 person singular ὄψει (cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. i., p. 347f; Kühner, § 211, 3, i., p. 536), Mat 27:4; Joh 1:50 (); ; but L T Tr WH (G also in Joh 1:50 ()) have restored ὄψῃ (cf. Winers Grammar, § 13, 2; Buttmann, 42f (37)), 2 person plural ὄψεσθε, Joh 1:39 () T Tr WH, etc.; passive, 1 aorist ὤφθην; future ὀφθήσομαι; 1 aorist middle subjunctive 2 person plural ὄψησθε (Luk 13:28 (R G L WH text Tr marginal reading)) from a Byzantine form ὠψαμην (see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 734, cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., 258f; (Veitch, under the word)); the Sept. for øÈàÈä and çÈæÈä; (from Homer down); to see, i. e.:
1. to see with the eyes: τινα ὁρᾶν, ἑωρακέναι, Luk 16:23; Joh 8:57; Joh 14:7; Joh 14:9; Joh 20:18; Joh 20:25; Joh 20:29; 1Co 9:1, etc.; future ὄψομαι, Mat 28:7; Mat 28:10; Mar 16:7; Rev 1:7, etc.; τόν Θεόν, 1Jn 4:20; ἀόρατον ὡς ὁρῶν, Heb 11:27; with a participle added as a predicate (Buttmann, 301 (258); Winer’s Grammar, § 45, 4), Mat 24:30; Mar 13:26; Mar 14:62; Luk 21:27; Joh 1:51(52); ἑωρακέναι or ὄψεσθαί τό πρόσωπον τίνος, Col 2:1; Act 20:25; ὁ (which divine majesty, i. e. τοῦ θείου λόγου) ἑωράκαμεν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν (on this addition cf. Winers Grammar, 607 (564); (Buttmann, 398 (341))), 1Jn 1:1; ὄψεσθαί τινα, i. e. come to see, visit, one, Heb 13:23; ἑωρακέναι Christ, i. e. to have seen him exhibiting proofs of his divinity and Messiahship, Joh 6:36; Joh 9:37; Joh 15:24; ὁρᾶν and ὄψεσθαί with an accusative of the thing, Luk 23:49; Joh 1:50 (); (L Tr WH ἐθεώρουν); ; Act 2:17; Act 7:44; Rev 18:18 (Rec.), etc.; (ἔρχεσθε καί ὄψεσθε (namely, ποῦ μένω), Joh 1:40 () T Tr WH; cf. Buttmann, 290 (250)); ὄψῃ τήν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, the glory of God displayed in a miracle, Joh 11:40. metaphorically, ὄψεσθαί τόν Θεόν, τόν κύριον, to be admitted into intimate and blessed fellowship with God in his future kingdom, Mat 5:8; Heb 12:14; also τό πρόσωπον τοῦ Θεοῦ, Rev 22:4 — (a figure borrowed from those privileged to see and associate with kings; see βλέπω, 1 b. β.); οὐκ εἶδος Θεοῦ ἑωράκατε, tropically equivalent to his divine majesty as he discloses it in the Scriptures ye have not recognized, Joh 5:37; cf. Meyer at the passage
2. to see with the mind, to perceive, know: absolutely, Rom 15:21; τινα followed by a participle in the accusative (Buttmann, § 144,15 b.; Winer’s Grammar, § 45, 4), Act 8:23; τί, Col 2:18; with a participle added, Heb 2:8; followed by ὅτι, Jas 2:24; to look at or upon, observe, give attention to: εἰς τινα, Joh 19:37 (Sophocles El. 925; Xenophon, Cyril 4, 1, 20; εἰς τί, Solon in (Diogenes Laërtius 1, 52); ἑωρακέναι παρά τῷ πατρί, to have learned from (see παρά, II. b.) the father (a metaphorical expression borrowed from sons, who learn what they see their fathers doing), Joh 8:38 (twice in Rec.; once in L T Tr WH); Christ is said to deliver to men ἅ ἑώρακεν, the things which he has seen, i. e. which he learned in his heavenly state with God before the incarnation, i. e. things divine, the counsels of God, Joh 3:11; Joh 3:32; ἑωρακέναι Θεόν, to know God’s will, 3Jn 1:11; from the contact and influence of Christ to have come to see (know) God’s majesty, saving purposes, and will (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 273 (257)), Joh 14:7; Joh 14:9; in an emphatic sense, of Christ, who has an immediate and perfect knowledge of God without being taught by another, Joh 1:18; Joh 6:46; ὄψεσθαί Θεόν καθώς ἐστιν, of the knowledge of God that may be looked for in his future kingdom, 1Jn 3:2; ὄψεσθαί Christ, is used in reference to the apostles, about to perceive his invisible presence among them by his influence upon their souls through the Holy Spirit, Joh 16:16; Joh 16:19; Christ is said ὄψεσθαί the apostles, i. e. will have knowledge of them, ibid. 22.
3. to see i. e. to become acquainted with by experience, to experience: ζωήν, equivalent to to become a partaker of, Joh 3:36; ἡμέραν (cf. German erleben; see εἰδῶ, I. 5), Luk 17:22 (Sophocles O. R. 831).
4. to see to, look to; i. e.
a. equivalent to to take heed, beware (see especially Buttmann, § 139, 49; cf. Winer’s Grammar, 503 (469)): ὁρᾷ μή, with aorist subjunctive, see that ... not, take heed lest, Mat 8:4; Mat 18:10; Mar 1:44; 1Th 5:15; supply τοῦτο ποιήσῃς in Rev 19:10; Rev 22:9 (Winers Grammar, 601 (558); Buttmann, 395 (338)) (Xenophon, Cyril 3, 1, 27, where see Poppo; Sophocles Philoct. 30, 519; El. 1003); followed by an imperative, Mat 9:30; Mat 24:6; ὁρᾶτε καί προσέχετε ἀπό, Mat 16:6; ὁρᾶτε, βλέπετε ἀπό, Mar 8:15; ὁρᾶτε, καί φυλάσσεσθε ἀπό, Luk 12:15; ὁρᾷ, τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν, equivalent to weigh well, Act 22:26 Rec. (ὁρᾷ τί ποιεῖς, Sophocles Philoct. 589).
b. equivalent to to care for, pay heed to: σύ ὄψῃ (R G ὄψει (see above)), see thou to it, that will be thy concern (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 40, 6), Mat 27:4; plural, 24; Act 18:15 (Epictetus diss. 2, 5, 30; 4, 6, 11f; (Antoninus 5, 25 (and Gataker at the passage))).
5. passive 1 aorist ὤφθην, I was seen, showed myself, appeared (cf. Buttmann, 52 (45)): Luk 9:31; with the dative of person (cf. Buttmann, as above (also § 134, 2; cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 31, 10)): of angels, Luk 1:11; Luk 22:43 (L brackets WH reject the passage); Act 7:30; Act 7:35 (Exo 3:2); of God, Act 7:2 (Gen 12:7; Gen 17:1); of the dead, Mat 17:3; Mar 9:4, cf. Luk 9:31; of Jesus after his resurrection, Luk 24:34; Act 9:17; Act 13:31; Act 26:16; 1Co 15:5-8; 1Ti 3:16; of Jesus hereafter to return, Heb 9:28; of visions during sleep or ecstasy, Act 16:9; Rev 11:19; Rev 12:1; Rev 12:8; in the sense of coming upon unexpectedly, Act 2:3; Act 7:26. future passive ὧν ὀφθήσομαι σοι, on account of which I will appear unto thee, Act 26:16; on this passive see Winers Grammar, § 39, 3 N. 1; cf. Buttmann, 287 (247); (Compare: ἀφοράω, καθοράω, πρωράω.) [SYNONYMS: ὁρᾶν, βλέπειν, both denote the physical act: ὁρᾶν in general, βλέπειν the single look; ὁρᾶν gives prominence to the discerning mind, βλέπειν to the particular mood or point. When the physical side recedes, ὁρᾶν denotes perception in general (as resulting principally from vision), the prominence in the word of the mental element being indicated by the construction of the accusative with an infinitive (in contrast with that of the participle required with βλέπειν), and by the absolute ὁρᾷς; βλέπειν on the other hand, when its physical side recedes, gets a purely outward sense, look (i. e. open, incline) toward, Latinspectare,vergere. Schmidt, chapter 11. Cf. θεωρέω, σκοπέω, εἰδῶ, I. at the end]
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὁράω (behold)
Matthew 8:4
- KJV: And Jesus saith unto him See thou tell no man but go thy way shew thyself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony unto them
- GK: και λέγει αυτώ ο Ιησούς όρα μηδενί είπης αλλ΄ ύπαγε σεαυτόν δείξον τω ιερεί και προσένεγκε το δώρον ο προσέταξε Μωσής εις μαρτύριον αυτοίς
Matthew 9:30
- KJV: And their eyes were opened and Jesus straitly charged them saying See no man know
- GK: και ανεώχθησαν αυτών οι οφθαλμοί και ενεβριμήσατο αυτοίς ο Ιησούς λέγων οράτε μηδείς γινωσκέτω
Matthew 16:6
- KJV: Then Jesus said unto them Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees
- GK: ο δε Ιησούς είπεν αυτοίς οράτε και προσέχετε από της ζύμης των Φαρισαίων και Σαδδουκαίων
Matthew 18:10
- KJV: Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones for I say unto you That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven
- GK: οράτε μη καταφρονήσητε ενός των μικρών τούτων λέγω γαρ υμίν ότι οι άγγελοι αυτών εν ουρανοίς διά βλέπουσιν το πρόσωπον του πατρός μου του εν ουρανοίς
Matthew 24:6
- KJV: And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all must come to pass but the end is not yet
- GK: μελλήσετε δε ακούειν πολέμους και ακοάς πολέμων οράτε μη θροείσθε δει γαρ πάντα γενέσθαι αλλ΄ ούπω εστί το τέλος
Mark 1:44
- KJV: And saith unto him See thou say nothing to any man but go thy way shew thyself to the priest and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them
- GK: και λέγει αυτώ όρα μηδενί μηδέν είπης αλλ΄ ύπαγε σεαυτόν δείξον τω ιερεί και προσένεγκε περί του καθαρισμού σου α προσέταξε Μωσής εις μαρτύριον αυτοίς
Mark 8:15
- KJV: And he charged them saying Take heed beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod
- GK: και διεστέλλετο αυτοίς λέγων οράτε βλέπετε από της ζύμης των Φαρισαίων και της ζύμης Ηρώδου
Mark 8:24
- KJV: And he looked up and said I see men as trees walking
- GK: και αναβλέψας έλεγεν βλέπω τους ανθρώπους ως δένδρα περιπατούντας
Luke 1:22
- KJV: And when he came out he could not speak unto them and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple for he beckoned unto them and remained speechless
- GK: εξελθών δε ουκ ηδύνατο λαλήσαι αυτοίς και επέγνωσαν ότι οπτασίαν εώρακεν εν τω ναώ και αυτός ην διανεύων αυτοίς και διέμενε κωφός
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