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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. Acts 13:12ἰδὼν · saw
    When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
  2. Acts 13:31ὤφθη · was seen
    …and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
  3. Acts 13:35ἰδεῖν · see
    So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’
  4. Acts 13:36εἶδεν · saw
    For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
  5. Acts 13:37εἶδεν · did not see
    But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
  6. Acts 13:41Ἴδετε · Look
    ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
  7. Acts 13:45ἰδόντες · saw
    But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
  8. Acts 14:9ἰδὼν · saw
    This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
  9. Acts 14:11ἰδόντες · saw
    When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  10. Acts 15:6ἰδεῖν · to look into
    So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
  11. Acts 16:9ὤφθη · had
    During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
  12. Acts 16:10εἶδεν · [Paul] had seen
    As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
  13. Acts 16:19Ἰδόντες · saw
    When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
  14. Acts 16:27ἰδὼν · saw
    When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
  15. Acts 16:40ἰδόντες · to see
    After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
  16. Acts 18:15ὄψεσθε · settle [it]
    But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
  17. Acts 19:21ἰδεῖν · see
    After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
  18. Acts 20:25ὄψεσθε · will see
    Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
  19. Acts 21:32ἰδόντες · [When the people] saw
    Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
  20. Acts 22:14ἰδεῖν · to see
    Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
  21. Acts 22:15ἑώρακας · you have seen
    You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
  22. Acts 22:18ἰδεῖν · saw
    …and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
  23. Acts 26:13εἶδον · I saw
    About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
  24. Acts 26:16ὤφθην · I have appeared; εἶδές · you have seen; ὀφθήσομαί · I will show
    ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
  25. Acts 28:4εἶδον · saw
    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
  26. Acts 28:15ἰδὼν · saw
    The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
  27. Acts 28:20ἰδεῖν · to see
    So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
  28. Acts 28:26ἴδητε · perceiving
    ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
  29. Acts 28:27ἴδωσιν · they might see
    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
  30. Romans 1:11ἰδεῖν · to see
    For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
  31. Romans 15:21Ὄψονται · will see
    Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
  32. 1 Corinthians 2:9εἶδεν · has seen
    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
  33. 1 Corinthians 8:10ἴδῃ · sees
    For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
  34. 1 Corinthians 9:1ἑόρακα · Have I not seen
    Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
  35. 1 Corinthians 15:5ὤφθη · He appeared
    …and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
  36. 1 Corinthians 15:6ὤφθη · He appeared
    After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
  37. 1 Corinthians 15:7ὤφθη · He appeared
    Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
  38. 1 Corinthians 15:8ὤφθη · He appeared
    And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
  39. 1 Corinthians 16:7ἰδεῖν · to see
    For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
  40. Galatians 1:19εἶδον · I saw
    But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
  41. Galatians 2:7ἰδόντες · they saw
    On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
  42. Galatians 2:14εἶδον · I saw
    When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
  43. Galatians 6:11Ἴδετε · See
    See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!
  44. Philippians 1:27ἰδὼν · see
    Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
  45. Philippians 1:30εἴδετε · you saw
    …since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
  46. Philippians 2:28ἰδόντες · when you see
    Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
  47. Philippians 4:9εἴδετε · seen
    Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
  48. Colossians 2:1ἑόρακαν · have not met
    For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,