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Greek verb · G3700

ὀπτάνομαι

optanomaiop-tan'-om-ahee

to appear

54 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: optánomai

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3700is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 11 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 17
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G3700

to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable

The King James renders it: appear, look, see, shew self.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

optanomai is rendered "to appear". It stands 54 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.

  • Fourteen of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
  • The Greek text spells it seventeen different ways.

The first use

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:8ὄψονται.¶

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Fourteen of the word's fifty-four uses are in Acts.

The other 16 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • you will behold12
  • appeared9
  • He appeared5
  • will behold5
  • they will behold4
  • having appeared3
  • will they behold3
  • appearing1
  • beheld1
  • He has appeared1
  • I have appeared1
  • I will appear1

and 8 more, 54 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

ὀπτασίαoptasiavisionUses4

All 54, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

17 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • ὤφθη18
  • ὄψεσθε8
  • ὄψονται7
  • ὄψεται4
  • ὄψεσθέ3
  • ὄψεσθε.¶2
  • ὄψονται.¶2
  • ὀπτανόμενος1
  • ὀφθείς1
  • ὀφθέντες1
  • ὀφθέντος1
  • ὀφθήσεται1

and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular17V-API-3S
  • verb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person plural13V-FDI-2P
  • verb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person plural9V-FDI-3P
  • verb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-FDI-3S
  • verb · aorist middle form, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1V-2ADS-2P
  • verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-ADI-3S
  • verb · aorist passive, indicative · 1st person singular1V-API-1S
  • verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-API-3P
  • verb · aorist passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-APP-GSM
  • verb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-APP-NPM
  • verb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-APP-NSM
  • verb · future middle form, indicative · 1st person plural1V-FDI-1P

Matthew

seven uses
  • Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

    Matthew 5:8

    • ὄψονται.¶opsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will see
  • Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.

    Matthew 17:3

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it appeared
  • At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

    Matthew 24:30

    • ὄψονταιopsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will behold
  • “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

    Matthew 26:64

    • ὄψεσθεopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

    Matthew 27:24

    • ὄψεσθε.¶opsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

    Matthew 28:7

    • ὄψεσθεopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

    Matthew 28:10

    • ὄψονται.¶opsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will they behold

Mark

four uses
  • And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.

    Mark 9:4

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
  • At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

    Mark 13:26

    • ὄψονταιopsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will they behold
  • “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

    Mark 14:62

    • ὄψεσθεopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”

    Mark 16:7

    • ὄψεσθεopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: will you behold

Luke

eight uses
  • Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

    Luke 1:11

    • Ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Appeared
  • And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

    Luke 3:6

    • ὄψεταιopsetaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will behold
  • They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

    Luke 9:31

    • ὀφθέντεςophthentesverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having appeared
  • There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.

    Luke 13:28

    • ὄψησθεopsestheverb · aorist middle form, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: you may behold
  • Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

    Luke 17:22

    • ὄψεσθεopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

    Luke 21:27

    • ὄψονταιopsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will they behold
  • Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.

    Luke 22:43

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Appeared
  • and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”

    Luke 24:34

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He has appeared

John

seven uses
  • “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.

    John 1:39

    • ὄψεσθε.¶opsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

    John 1:51

    • ὄψεσθεopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

    John 3:36

    • ὄψεταιopsetaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will behold
  • In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”

    John 16:16

    • ὄψεσθέopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

    John 16:17

    • ὄψεσθέopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?

    John 16:19

    • ὄψεσθέopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”

    John 19:37

    • ὄψονταιopsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They will behold

Acts

fourteen uses
  • After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

    Acts 1:3

    • ὀπτανόμενοςoptanomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: appearing
  • They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

    Acts 2:3

    • ὤφθησανophthesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: there appeared
  • ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

    Acts 2:17

    • ὄψονταιopsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will behold
  • And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

    Acts 7:2

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
  • The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’

    Acts 7:26

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he appeared
  • After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

    Acts 7:30

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
  • This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

    Acts 7:35

    • ὀφθέντοςophthentosverb · aorist passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: having appeared
  • So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

    Acts 9:17

    • ὀφθείςophtheisverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having appeared
  • and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

    Acts 13:31

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
  • During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

    Acts 16:9

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
  • But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

    Acts 18:15

    • ὄψεσθεopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

    Acts 20:25

    • ὄψεσθεopsestheverb · future middle form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you will behold
  • ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

    Acts 26:16

    • ὤφθηνophthenverb · aorist passive, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have appeared
    • ὀφθήσομαίophthesomaiverb · future passive, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will appear

Romans

one use
  • Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

    Romans 15:21

    • ὄψονταιopsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will behold

1 Corinthians

four uses
  • and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.

    1 Corinthians 15:5

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He appeared
  • After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

    1 Corinthians 15:6

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He appeared
  • Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

    1 Corinthians 15:7

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He appeared
  • And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

    1 Corinthians 15:8

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He appeared

1 Timothy

one use
  • By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

    1 Timothy 3:16

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: beheld

Hebrews

two uses
  • so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

    Hebrews 9:28

    • ὀφθήσεταιophthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will appear
  • Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

    Hebrews 12:14

    • ὄψεταιopsetaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will behold

1 John

one use
  • Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

    1 John 3:2

    • ὀψόμεθαopsomethaverb · future middle form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we will behold

Revelation

five uses
  • Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

    Revelation 1:7

    • ὄψεταιopsetaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will behold
  • Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

    Revelation 11:19

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
  • And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

    Revelation 12:1

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
  • Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.

    Revelation 12:3

    • ὤφθηophtheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was seen
  • They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

    Revelation 22:4

    • ὄψονταιopsontaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will behold

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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