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ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmós · Greek · Strong's G3788 · 100 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sight”
What it means
the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)
from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);
How the KJV renders it
eye, sight
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“sight”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Did Jesus descend into hell?
Where it appears
100 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 2:9 N-NSM1 Corinthians 12:16 N-NSM1 Corinthians 12:17 N-NSM1 Corinthians 12:21 N-NSM1 Corinthians 15:52 N-GSM1 John 1:1 N-DPM1 John 2:11 N-APM1 John 2:16 N-GPM1 Peter 3:12 N-NPM2 Peter 2:14 N-APMActs 1:9 N-GPMActs 9:8 N-GPMActs 9:18 N-GPMActs 9:40 N-APMActs 26:18 N-APMActs 28:27 N-APMEphesians 1:18 N-APMGalatians 3:1 N-APMGalatians 4:15 N-APMHebrews 4:13 N-DPMJohn 4:35 N-APMJohn 6:5 N-APMJohn 9:6 N-APMJohn 9:10 N-NPMJohn 9:11 N-APMJohn 9:14 N-APMJohn 9:15 N-APMJohn 9:17 N-APMJohn 9:21 N-APMJohn 9:26 N-APMJohn 9:30 N-APMJohn 9:32 N-APMJohn 10:21 N-APMJohn 11:37 N-APMJohn 11:41 N-APMJohn 12:40 N-APMJohn 17:1 N-APMLuke 2:30 N-NPMLuke 4:20 N-NPMLuke 6:20 N-APMLuke 6:41 N-DSMLuke 6:42 N-DSMLuke 10:23 N-NPMLuke 11:34 N-NSMLuke 16:23 N-APMLuke 18:13 N-APMLuke 19:42 N-GPMLuke 24:16 N-NPMLuke 24:31 N-NPMMatthew 5:29 N-NSMMatthew 5:38 N-ASMMatthew 6:22 N-NSMMatthew 6:23 N-NSMMatthew 7:3 N-DSMMatthew 7:4 N-DSMMatthew 7:5 N-GSMMatthew 9:29 N-GPMMatthew 9:30 N-NPMMatthew 13:15 N-APMMatthew 13:16 N-NPM
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