To gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from , which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from , which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while , and still more emphatically its intensive , signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and a watching from a distance)
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ὀπτάνομαι (optánomai) is a Greek word meaning "to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from , which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from , which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while , and still more emphatically its intensive , signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and a watching from a distance)".
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e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from , which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from , which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while , and still more emphatically its intensive , signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and a watching from a distance)".
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include He appeared (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 1:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1).
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Greek word. to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from , which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from , which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while , and still more emphatically its intensive , signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and a watching from a distance)
:--appear, look, see, shew self.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
I appear, am seen
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