ὀπτάνομαιoptánomai
late present as from ὤφθην (= ὁράω); middle, ὀπτάνομαι, to allow oneself to be seen, to appear.
Greek (New Testament) · G3700
Meanings
with dative, Acts 1:3..
Same root
- ὁράωhoráō · G3708by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
- ΑἰθίοψAithíops · G128an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)
- πρόσωπονprósōpon · G4383the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person
- ὄφιςóphis · G3789a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan
- κατοπτρίζομαιkatoptrízomai · G2734to mirror oneself, i.e. to see reflected (figuratively)
- ὀπτασίαoptasía · G3701visuality, i.e. (concretely) an apparition
- σκόλοψskólops · G4647withered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disability)
- ὑπωπιάζωhypōpiázō · G5299to hit under the eye (buffet or disable an antagonist as a pugilist), i.e. (figuratively) to tease or annoy (into compliance), subdue (one's passions)
Where it appears
Appears 54 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
- Matthew 17:3 Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.
- Matthew 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.
- Matthew 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 and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
- Matthew 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!”
- Matthew 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.”
See every passage
- Matthew 5:8, 17:3, 24:30, 26:64, 27:24, 28:7, 28:10
- Mark 9:4, 13:26, 14:62, 16:7
- Luke 1:11, 3:6, 9:31, 13:28, 17:22, 21:27, 22:43, 24:34
- John 1:39, 1:51, 3:36, 16:16, 16:17, 16:19, 19:37
- Acts 1:3, 2:3, 2:17, 7:2, 7:26, 7:30, 7:35, 9:17, 13:31, 16:9, 18:15, 20:25, 26:16
- Romans 15:21
- 1 Corinthians 15:5, 15:6, 15:7, 15:8
- 1 Timothy 3:16
- Hebrews 9:28, 12:14
- 1 John 3:2
- Revelation 1:7, 11:19, 12:1, 12:3, 22:4
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.