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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. John 16:22ὄψομαι · I will see
    So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
  2. John 18:26εἶδον · see
    One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
  3. John 19:6εἶδον · saw
    As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
  4. John 19:26ἰδὼν · saw
    When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
  5. John 19:33εἶδον · [and] saw that
    But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
  6. John 19:35ἑωρακὼς · saw [it]
    The one who saw it has testified to this, and his testimony is true. He knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
  7. John 19:37Ὄψονται · They will look
    And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
  8. John 20:8εἶδεν · he saw
    Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
  9. John 20:18Ἑώρακα · I have seen
    Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.
  10. John 20:20ἰδόντες · when they saw
    After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
  11. John 20:25Ἑωράκαμεν · We have seen; ἴδω · I see
    So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
  12. John 20:29ἑώρακάς · you have seen; ἰδόντες · have not seen
    Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
  13. John 21:21ἰδὼν · [Peter] saw
    When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
  14. Acts 2:3ὤφθησαν · saw
    They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
  15. Acts 2:17ὄψονται · will see
    ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
  16. Acts 2:27ἰδεῖν · see
    …because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
  17. Acts 2:31εἶδεν · see
    Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
  18. Acts 3:3ἰδὼν · he saw
    When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
  19. Acts 3:9εἶδεν · saw
    When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
  20. Acts 3:12ἰδὼν · saw [this]
    And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
  21. Acts 4:20εἴδαμεν · we have seen
    For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
  22. Acts 6:15εἶδον · [and] they saw that
    All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
  23. Acts 7:2ὤφθη · appeared
    And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
  24. Acts 7:24ἰδών · when he saw
    And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
  25. Acts 7:26ὤφθη · he came upon
    The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
  26. Acts 7:30ὤφθη · appeared
    After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
  27. Acts 7:31ἰδὼν · saw [it]
    When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
  28. Acts 7:34ἰδὼν · I have indeed seen; εἶδον
    I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
  29. Acts 7:35ὀφθέντος · appeared
    This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
  30. Acts 7:44ἑωράκει · he had seen
    Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
  31. Acts 7:55εἶδεν · [and] saw
    But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
  32. Acts 8:18Ἰδὼν · saw
    When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
  33. Acts 8:23ὁρῶ · I see that
    For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
  34. Acts 8:39εἶδεν · saw
    When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
  35. Acts 9:12εἶδεν · he has seen
    In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
  36. Acts 9:17ὀφθείς · appeared
    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
  37. Acts 9:27εἶδεν · [Saul] had seen
    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
  38. Acts 9:35εἶδαν · saw
    …and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
  39. Acts 9:40ἰδοῦσα · seeing
    Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
  40. Acts 10:3εἶδεν · he had a clear vision
    One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
  41. Acts 10:17εἶδεν
    While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
  42. Acts 11:5εἶδον · I saw
    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
  43. Acts 11:6εἶδον
    I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
  44. Acts 11:13εἶδεν · he had seen
    He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
  45. Acts 11:23ἰδὼν · saw
    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
  46. Acts 12:3ἰδὼν · seeing
    And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
  47. Acts 12:16εἶδαν · [and] saw
    But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.