Strong's G3700 (Greek)[edit | edit source]

Greek: ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai)

Pronunciation: op-tan'-om-ahee

Derivation: a (middle voice) prolonged form of the primary (middle voice)

Definition: a (middle voice) prolonged form of the primary (middle voice)  ; which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternate of ὁράω; to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from βλέπω, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from εἴδω, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while θεάομαι, and still more emphatically its intensive θεωρέω, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and σκοπέω a watching from a distance):--appear, look, see, shew self.

KJV Renderings: :--appear, look, see, shew self.

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G3708
• GREEK G991
• GREEK G1492
• GREEK G2300
• GREEK G2334
• GREEK G4648

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