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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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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 - Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:30 - and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:64 - Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:4 - saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24 - So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:7 - And go quickly, and tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and lo, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:10 - Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not: go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:26 - And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:62

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:62 - And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:7 - But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:11 - And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:6 -
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:31 - who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:28 - There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:22 - And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:27 - And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:43 - And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:34 - saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:50 - Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:36 - He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:40 - Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16 - A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, and ye shall see me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17 - Some of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:22 - And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:37 - And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:3 - to whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:17 -
And it shall be in the last days, saith God,
I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh:
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:26 - And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17 - And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31 - and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:9 - And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:15 - but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; I am not minded to be a judge of these matters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:25 - And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 - But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:21 - but, as it is written,
They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came,
And they who have not heard shall understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:5 - and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:6 - then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7 - then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:8 - and last of all, as to the child untimely born, he appeared to me also.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:16 - And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness;
He who was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the spirit,
Seen of angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Received up in glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - so Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:14 - Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

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