ὀπτάνομαι
to appear
From: a (middle voice) prolonged form of the primary (middle voice) ; which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternate of G3708 (ὁράω);
Short Definition
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)
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Part of Speech Verb
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Occurrences
53 timesAppears 53 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 15:5
- Acts 2:3
- Hebrews 9:28
- Luke 17:22
- Matthew 28:7
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account