ὀπτασίαoptasía

Meanings

Same root

• ὀπτάνομαιoptánomai · G3700to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492 (εἴδω), which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300 (θεάομαι), and still more emphatically its intensive G2334 (θεωρέω), signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 (σκοπέω) a watching from a distance)

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

• Luke 1:22 When he finally did come out, he couldn’t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary.
• Luke 24:23 They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive!
• Acts 26:19 “And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven.
• 2 Corinthians 12:1 This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord.