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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 BoxMat 5:8 - "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:30 - Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:64 - Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:4 - saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:24 - When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this man's blood. You take care of it yourselves!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:7 - Then go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.' Listen, I have told you!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:10 - Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:4 - Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:26 - Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:62

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:62 - "I am," said Jesus, "and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:7 - But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:11 - An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:6 - and all humanity will see the salvation of God.'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:31 - They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:28

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:22 - Then he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:27 - Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:43

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:34 - and saying, "The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:50 - Jesus said to him, "Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:51 - He continued, "I tell all of you the solemn truth - you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:36 - The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God's wrath remains on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:40 - Jesus responded, "Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:16 - In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:17 - Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What is the meaning of what he is saying, 'In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me,' and, 'because I am going to the Father'?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:19 - Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them, "Are you asking each other about this - that I said, 'In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me'?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:22 - So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:37 - And again another scripture says, "They will look on the one whom they have pierced."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:3 - To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:17 - 'And in the last days it will be,' God says, 'that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - So he replied, "Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:26 - The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - "After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - This same Moses they had rejected, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and judge?' God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17 - So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:31 - and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:9 - A vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there urging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:15 - but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:25 - "And now I know that none of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom will see me again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 - But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance as a servant and witness to the things you have seen and to the things in which I will appear to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:21 - but as it is written: "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:6 - Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:7 - Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:8 - Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:16 - And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:28 - so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:14 - Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

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