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
Occurrences
448 total
- Luke 24:39ἴδετε · Look at; ἴδετε · seeLook at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
- John 1:18ἑώρακεν · has ever seenNo one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
- John 1:33ἴδῃς · you seeI myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
- John 1:34ἑώρακα · have seenI have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
- John 1:39ὄψεσθε · see; εἶδαν · saw“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 1:47Εἶδεν · sawWhen Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- John 1:48εἶδόν · I saw“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
- John 1:50εἶδόν · I saw; ὄψῃ · You will seeJesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
- John 1:51ὄψεσθε · you will all seeThen 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 3:3ἰδεῖν · seeJesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
- John 3:11ἑωράκαμεν · we have seenTruly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
- John 3:32ἑώρακεν · He has seenHe testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
- John 3:36ὄψεται · will not seeWhoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- John 4:29ἴδετε · see“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
- John 4:45ἑωρακότες · They had seenYet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
- John 4:48ἴδητε · you people seeJesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
- John 5:6ἰδὼν · sawWhen Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
- John 5:37ἑωράκατε · seenAnd the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
- John 6:14ἰδόντες · sawWhen the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
- John 6:22εἶδον · realizedThe next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
- John 6:24εἶδεν · sawSo when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
- John 6:26εἴδετε · you sawJesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
- John 6:30ἴδωμεν · we may see [it]So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
- John 6:36ἑωράκατέ · you have seenBut as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
- John 6:46ἑώρακέν · has seen; ἑώρακεν · has seen…not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
- John 8:38ἑώρακα · have seenI speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
- John 8:56ἴδῃ · he would see; εἶδεν · He saw [it]Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
- John 8:57ἑώρακας · You have seenThen the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?”
- John 9:1εἶδεν · He sawNow as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
- John 9:37ἑώρακας · You have already seen“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
- John 11:31ἰδόντες · sawWhen the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
- John 11:32ἰδοῦσα · [and] sawWhen Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
- John 11:33εἶδεν · sawWhen Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
- John 11:40ὄψῃ · you would seeJesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- John 12:9ἴδωσιν · seeMeanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- John 12:21ἰδεῖν · to seeThey came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
- John 12:40ἴδωσιν · they cannot see“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
- John 12:41εἶδεν · he sawIsaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
- John 14:7ἑωράκατε · have seenIf you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
- John 14:9ἑωρακὼς · has seen; ἑώρακεν · has seenJesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
- John 15:24ἑωράκασιν · they have seenIf I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
- John 16:16ὄψεσθέ · you will seeIn a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
- John 16:17ὄψεσθέ · you will seeThen 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 16:19ὄψεσθέ · you will seeAware 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’?