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Lexicon :: Strong's G3700 - optanomai

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ὀπτάνομαι
Transliteration
optanomai (Key)
Pronunciation
op-tan'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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 ὁράω (G3708)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:315,706

Strong’s Definitions

ὀπτάνομαι optánomai, op-tan'-om-ahee; a (middle voice) prolonged form of the primary (middle voice) ὄπτομαι óptomai op'-tom-ahee; which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternate of G3708; to gaze (i.e. 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's G3700 in the following manner: see (37x), appear (17x), look (2x), show (one's) self (1x), being seen (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's G3700 in the following manner: see (37x), appear (17x), look (2x), show (one's) self (1x), being seen (1x).

  1. to look at, behold

  2. to allow one's self to be seen, to appear

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀπτάνομαι optánomai, op-tan'-om-ahee; a (middle voice) prolonged form of the primary (middle voice) ὄπτομαι óptomai op'-tom-ahee; which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternate of G3708; to gaze (i.e. 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.
STRONGS G3700:
ὀπτάνω (ὈΠΤΩ): to look at, behold; middle present participle ὀπτανόμενος; to allow oneself to be seen, to appear: τίνι, Acts 1:3. (1 Kings 8:8; Tobit 12:19; (Graecus Venetus, Exodus 34:24).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
34:24
1 Kings
8:8
Acts
1:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3700 matches the Greek ὀπτάνομαι (optanomai),
which occurs 58 times in 57 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 5:8–Heb 12:14)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:8 - God blesses those whose hearts are pure,
for they will see God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:30 - And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:64 - Jesus replied, “You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand[fn] and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:4 - “I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.”
“What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24 - Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:7 - And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:10 - Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:26 - Then everyone will see the Son of Man[fn] coming on the clouds with great power and glory.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:62

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:62 - Jesus said, “I AM.[fn] And you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand[fn] and coming on the clouds of heaven.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:7 - Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:11 - While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:6 - And then all people will see
the salvation sent from God.’”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:31 - They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:28 - “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:22 - Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns,[fn] but you won’t see it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:27 - Then everyone will see the Son of Man[fn] coming on a cloud with power and great glory.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:43 - Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:34 - who said, “The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:50 - Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:36 - And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:40 - Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16 - “In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17 - Some of the disciples asked each other, “What does he mean when he says, ‘In a little while you won’t see me, but then you will see me,’ and ‘I am going to the Father’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, “Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won’t see me, but a little while after that you will see me again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:22 - So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:37 - and “They will look on the one they pierced.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:3 - During the forty days after his crucifixion, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:17 - ‘In the last days,’ God says,
‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:26 - “The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker. ‘Men,’ he said, ‘you are brothers. Why are you fighting each other?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - “Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - “So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17 - So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31 - And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:9 - That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:15 - But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish law, take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:25 - “And now I know that none of you to whom I have preached the Kingdom will ever see me again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 - Now get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and witness. You are to tell the world what you have seen and what I will show you in the future.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:21 - I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says,
“Those who have never been told about him will see,
and those who have never heard of him will understand.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:5 - He was seen by Peter[fn] and then by the Twelve.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:6 - After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers[fn] at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7 - Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:8 - Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:16 - Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith[fn]:
Christ[fn] was revealed in a human body
and vindicated by the Spirit.[fn]
He was seen by angels
and announced to the nations.
He was believed in throughout the world
and taken to heaven in glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:14 - Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

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