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”

also renders theōría (G2335), phantázō (G5324), eîdos (G1491), blépō (G991), hórasis (G3706), hórama (G3705), chăzôwth (H2379)

“eye”

also renders trymaliá (G5168), trýpēma (G5169), ómma (G3659), ʻayin (H5870)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

100 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 2:9 · N-NSM

But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

1 Corinthians 12:16 · N-NSM

If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body.

1 Corinthians 12:17 · N-NSM

If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

1 Corinthians 12:21 · N-NSM

The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”

1 Corinthians 15:52 · N-GSM

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

1 John 1:1 · N-DPM

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

1 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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