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ὅρασις

Appearance/vision

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ὅρασις G3706
Pronunciation hórasis

What does ὅρασις (hórasis) mean in the Bible?

ὅρασις (hórasis) is a Greek word meaning "appearance/vision". ὅρασις, -εως, ἡ (ὁράω) [in LXX chiefly for מַרְאֶה, חָזוֹן and cognate forms ;] __1.

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Meaning

appearance/vision
Extended definition

(ὁράω) [in LXX chiefly for מַרְאֶה, חָזוֹן and cognate forms ;]

1in Arist. and later writers, the act of seeing, the sense of sight, and by meton., pl., the eyes.
2appearance (Num.24:4, Eze.1:5, Sir.41:20, al.): Rev.4:3.
3= ὅραμα, a vision: Act.2:17 (LXX), Rev.9:17.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Dative · Singular · Feminine Rev 4:3 · Rev 9:17 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 2:17 1×
4 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

חָזוֹן · ὅρασις H2377, G3706
a prophetic revelation or message
מַרְאֶה · ὅρασις H4758, G3706
A prophetic visual revelation from God.
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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