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Lexicon :: Strong's G3788 - ophthalmos

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ὀφθαλμός
Transliteration
ophthalmos (Key)
Pronunciation
of-thal-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:375,706

Strong’s Definitions

ὀφθαλμός ophthalmós, of-thal-mos'; from G3700; the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance):—eye, sight.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x

The KJV translates Strong's G3788 in the following manner: eye (101x), sight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x
The KJV translates Strong's G3788 in the following manner: eye (101x), sight (1x).

  1. the eye

  2. metaph. the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀφθαλμός ophthalmós, of-thal-mos'; from G3700; the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance):—eye, sight.
STRONGS G3788:
ὀφθαλμός, ὀφθαλμοῦ, ὁ (from the root, ὀπ, to see; allied to ὄψις, ὄψομαι, etc.; Curtius, § 627), the Sept. for עַיִן (from Homer down), the eye: Matthew 5:38; Matthew 6:22; Mark 9:47; Luke 11:34; John 9:6; 1 Corinthians 12:16; Revelation 7:17; Revelation 21:4, and often; ῤιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ, 1 Corinthians 15:52; οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου εἶδον (see the remark in γλῶσσα, 1), Luke 2:30; cf. Luke 4:20; Luke 10:23; Matthew 13:16; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Revelation 1:7; (ἀνέβλεψαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί Matthew 20:34 R G); ἰδεῖν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, Matthew 13:15; John 12:40; Acts 28:27; ὁρᾶν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς (see ὁράω, 1), 1 John 1:1; ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν, desire excited by seeing, 1 John 2:16. Since the eye is the index of the mind, the following phrases have arisen: ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρός ἐστιν, i. e. thou art envious, Matthew 20:15; ὀφθαλμός πονηρός, envy, Mark 7:22 (עַיִן רַע, an envious man, Proverbs 23:6; Proverbs 28:22; cf. Sir. 34:13; בְּאָחִיך עֵינֲך רָעָה, thine eye is evil toward thy brother, i. e. thou enviest (grudgest) thy brother, Deuteronomy 15:9; ὀφθαλμός πονηρός φθονερός ἐπ' ἄρτῳ, Sir. 14:10; μή φθονεσάτω σου ὁ ὀφθαλμός, Tobit 4:7; the opposite, ἀγαθός ὀφθαλμός, is used of a willing mind, Sir. 32:10, 12 (Sir. 35:10, 12)); on the other hand, ὀφθαλμός πονηρός in Matthew 6:23 is a diseased, disordered eye, just as we say a bad eye, a bad finger (see πονηρός, 2 a. (where Luke 11:34)). κρατεῖν τούς ὀφθαλμούς τοῦ μή κτλ. (A. V. to hold the eyes i. e.) to prevent one from recognizing another, Luke 24:16; ὑπολαμβάνω τινα ἀπό τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν τίνος, by receiving one to withdraw him from another's sight (A. V. received him out of their sight), Acts 1:9. Metaphorically, of the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing: ἐκρύβη ἀπό τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου, hidden from thine eyes, i. e. concealed from thee (cf. Buttmann, 320 (274)), Luke 19:42; διδόναι τίνι ὀφθαλμούς τοῦ μή βλέπειν, to crease one to be slow to understand, Romans 11:8 (cf. Buttmann, 267 (230)); τυφλουν τούς ὀφθαλμούς τίνος, John 12:40; 1 John 2:11; σκοτιζονται οἱ ὀφθαλμοί Romans 11:10; πεφωτίσμενοι ὀφθαλμοί τῆς διανοίας (cf. Buttmann, § 145, 6), Ephesians 1:18 Rec.; τῆς καρδίας (as in Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 36, 2 [ET]), ibid. G L T Tr WH; ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς τίνος (פּ בְּעֵינֵי (cf. Buttmann, § 146, 1 at the end)), in the judgment (cf. our view) of one, Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:11; οὐκ ἐστι τί ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν τίνος, to neglect a thing (cf. our leave, put, out of sight), Romans 3:18; γυμνόν ἐστι τί τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς τίνος (see γυμνός, 2 a.), Hebrews 4:13; οἱ ὀφθαλμοί τοῦ κυρίου ἐπί δικαίους (namely, επι- (or απο-) βλέπουσιν, which is added in Psalm 10:4 (Ps. 11:4)), are (fixed) upon the righteous, i. e. the Lord looks after, provides for them, 1 Peter 3:12. Other phrases in which ὀφθαλμός occurs may be found under ἀνοίγω, p. 48b, ἁπλοῦς, διανοίγω 1, ἐξορύσσω 1, ἐπαίρω, p. 228a, καμμύω, μοιχαλίς a., προγράφω2
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
15:9
Psalms
10:4; 11:4
Proverbs
23:6; 28:22
Matthew
5:38; 6:22; 6:23; 13:15; 13:16; 20:15; 20:34; 21:42
Mark
7:22; 9:47; 12:11
Luke
2:30; 4:20; 10:23; 11:34; 11:34; 19:42; 24:16
John
9:6; 12:40; 12:40
Acts
1:9; 28:27
Romans
3:18; 11:8; 11:10
1 Corinthians
2:9; 12:16; 15:52
Ephesians
1:18
Hebrews
4:13
1 Peter
3:12
1 John
1:1; 2:11; 2:16
Revelation
1:7; 7:17; 21:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3788 matches the Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos),
which occurs 24 times in 17 verses in 'Mat' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:29 - So if your eye—even your good eye[fn]—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:38 - “You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:22 - “Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:23 - But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:3 - “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye[fn] when you have a log in your own?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:4 - How can you think of saying to your friend,[fn] ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:5 - Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:29 - Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:30 - Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:15 - For the hearts of these people are hardened,
and their ears cannot hear,
and they have closed their eyes—
so their eyes cannot see,
and their ears cannot hear,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and let me heal them.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:16 - “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:8 - And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:9 - And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 - Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:33 - “Lord,” they said, “we want to see!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42 - Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
This is the LORD’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:43 - When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open.
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