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ὁράω

horaōto see: seeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb448 occurrences19 books426 verses

Definition

ὁράω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for חזה, etc. ;] in "durative" sense (hence aor. act., εἶδον, pass., ὤφθην, fut., ὄψομαι, from different roots; see M, Pr., 110f.), to see (in colloq. even the present is rare, its place being generally taken by θεωρέω, see BL, §24).

1. Of bodily vision, to see, perceive, behold: absol., Mark 6:38, al.; ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε, John 1:46, al.; before ὅτι, Mark 2:16, al.; with accusative, Matthew 2:2, Mark 1:10; 16:7, Galatians 1:19, al.; θεόν, John 1:18, 1 John 4:20, al.

2. to see with the mind, perceive, discern: absol, Romans 15:21; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 9:2; 27:54, Acts 8:23, Colossians 2:18, al.

3. to see, take heed, beware: ὅρα μή, with aor. subjc., Matthew 8:4; 18:10, Mark 1:44, 1 Thessalonians 5:15; id., sc. μὴ ποήσῃς, Revelation 19:10; 22:9 (Bl., §81, 1); before imperat. Matthew 9:30; 16:6, Mark 8:15

4. to experience: τ. θάνατον, Luke 2:26, Hebrews 11:5; ζωήν, John 3:36; τ. διαφθοράν, Acts 2:27.

5. to visit: with accusative of person(s), Luke 8:20, John 12:21, Romans 1:11, al.; with accusative loc, Acts 19:21.

6. to see to, care for: Matthew 27:4, Acts 18:15 (cf. ἀφ-, καθ-, προ-, συν-οράω).

Synonyms: see: βλέπω.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὁράω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

448 total
  1. Luke 9:31ὀφθέντες · appeared
    They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
  2. Luke 9:32εἶδον · they saw
    Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
  3. Luke 9:36ἑώρακαν · they had seen
    After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
  4. Luke 9:49εἴδομέν · we saw
    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
  5. Luke 9:54Ἰδόντες · saw [this]
    When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
  6. Luke 10:24ἰδεῖν · to see; εἶδαν · did not see [it]
    For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
  7. Luke 10:31ἰδὼν · when he saw
    Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
  8. Luke 10:32ἰδὼν · saw [him]
    So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
  9. Luke 10:33ἰδὼν · he saw [him]
    But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
  10. Luke 11:38ἰδὼν · to see
    But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
  11. Luke 12:15Ὁρᾶτε · Watch out
    And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
  12. Luke 12:54ἴδητε · you see
    Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
  13. Luke 13:12ἰδὼν · saw
    When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
  14. Luke 13:28ὄψησθε · you see
    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.
  15. Luke 13:35ἴδητέ · you will not see
    Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
  16. Luke 14:18ἰδεῖν · see
    But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
  17. Luke 15:20εἶδεν · saw
    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
  18. Luke 16:23ὁρᾷ · [and] saw
    In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
  19. Luke 17:14ἰδὼν · When [Jesus] saw [them]
    When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
  20. Luke 17:15ἰδὼν · saw
    When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
  21. Luke 17:22ἰδεῖν · to see; ὄψεσθε · you will not see [it]
    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.
  22. Luke 18:15ἰδόντες · saw [this]
    Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
  23. Luke 18:24Ἰδὼν · Seeing
    Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
  24. Luke 18:43ἰδὼν · [when] they saw [it]
    Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
  25. Luke 19:3ἰδεῖν · to see
    He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
  26. Luke 19:4ἴδῃ · see
    So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
  27. Luke 19:7ἰδόντες · saw [this]
    And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
  28. Luke 19:37εἶδον · they had seen
    And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
  29. Luke 19:41ἰδὼν · [and] saw
    As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
  30. Luke 20:14Ἰδόντες · saw
    But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  31. Luke 21:1εἶδεν · [and] saw
    Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
  32. Luke 21:2εἶδεν · He saw
    …and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
  33. Luke 21:20ἴδητε · you see
    But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
  34. Luke 21:27ὄψονται · they will see
    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
  35. Luke 21:29Ἴδετε · Look at
    Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
  36. Luke 21:31ἴδητε · you see
    So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
  37. Luke 22:43Ὤφθη · appeared
    Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
  38. Luke 22:49Ἰδόντες · saw
    Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
  39. Luke 22:56ἰδοῦσα · saw
    A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
  40. Luke 22:58ἰδὼν · saw
    A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
  41. Luke 23:8ἰδὼν · saw; ἰδεῖν · to see; ἰδεῖν · to see
    When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
  42. Luke 23:47Ἰδὼν · saw
    When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
  43. Luke 23:49ὁρῶσαι · watching
    But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
  44. Luke 24:23ἑωρακέναι · they had seen
    …but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
  45. Luke 24:24εἶδον · they did not see
    Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
  46. Luke 24:34ὤφθη · has appeared
    …and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”