What does ὀφθαλμός · ἡμῶν mean in the Bible?
ὀφθαλμός · ἡμῶν is a Greek phrase meaning "the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)".
Greek · G3788, G2257
οἱ ὀφθαλμοί ἡμῶν
Eye · of (or from) us
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ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye
Pronunciation ophthalmós
Beyond physical sight, eye metaphorically denotes moral perception and ethical character, especially regarding envy and spiritual discernment.
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ἡμῶν G2257 of (or from) us
Pronunciation hēmōn
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What does οἱ ὀφθαλμοί ἡμῶν (hoi ophthalmoi hēmōn) mean in the Bible?
ὀφθαλμός · ἡμῶν is a Greek phrase meaning "the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3788, G2257?
G3788, G2257 is connected to 100 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)
Source Gloss
the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 100 Case pattern Accusative (38) Number pattern Plural (70)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:29 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 20:15 · Mark 7:22 · Mark 9:47 · Luke 11:34 · 1 Cor 2:9 · 1 Cor 12:16 · 1 Cor 12:17 · 1 Cor 12:21 · Rev 1:7 15×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:30 · Matt 13:16 · Matt 20:33 · Matt 26:43 · Mark 14:40 · Luke 2:30 · Luke 4:20 · Luke 10:23 · Luke 24:16 · Luke 24:31 · John 9:10 · Rom 11:10 · 1 Pet 3:12 · Rev 1:14 · Rev 19:12 15×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:29 · Luke 19:42 · Acts 1:9 · Acts 9:8 · Acts 9:18 · Rom 3:18 · 1 John 2:16 · Rev 4:6 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 7:17 · Rev 21:4 11×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:38 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 7:5 · Luke 6:42 · 1 Cor 15:52 6×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 7:3 · Matt 7:4 · Luke 6:41 · Luke 6:42 8×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:15 · Matt 21:42 · Mark 12:11 · John 12:40 · Acts 28:27 · Heb 4:13 · 1 John 1:1 7×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 13:15 · Matt 17:8 · Matt 18:9 · Mark 8:18 · Mark 8:25 · Mark 9:47 · Luke 6:20 · Luke 16:23 · Luke 18:13 · John 4:35 · John 6:5 · John 9:6 · John 9:11 · John 9:14 · John 9:15 · John 9:17 37×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:38 1×
Word Origins
οἱ ὀφθαλμοί ἡμῶν is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain