ὅρασιςhórasis
the act of gazing, i.e. (externally) an aspect or (internally) an inspired appearance
Greek (New Testament) · G3706
Meanings
1. in Arist. and later writers, the act of seeing, the sense of sight, and by by metonymy, plural, the eyes.
2. appearance (Numbers 24:4, Ezekiel 1:5, Sirach 41:20, and elsewhere): Revelation 4:3.
3. = ὅραμα, a vision: Acts 2:17(LXX), Revelation 9:17.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 2:17 ‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
- Revelation 4:3 The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow.
- Revelation 9:17 And in my vision, I saw the horses and the riders sitting on them. The riders wore armor that was fiery red and dark blue and yellow. The horses had heads like lions, and fire and smoke and burning sulfur billowed from their mouths.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.