Optanomai ὀπτάνομαι

Optanomai (Greek ὀπτάνομαι, Strong's G3700) is a Greek verb meaning “to appear”. It occurs 54 times in 53 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Optanomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:8
  Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• Matthew 17:3
  And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
• Matthew 24:30
  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
• Matthew 26:64
  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
• Matthew 27:24
  When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
• Matthew 28:7
  And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
• Matthew 28:10
  Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

Mark

• Mark 9:4
  And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
• Mark 13:26
  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
• Mark 14:62
  And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
• Mark 16:7
  But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”

Luke

• Luke 1:11
  And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
• Luke 3:6
  And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
• Luke 9:31
  Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
• Luke 13:28
  There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
• Luke 17:22
  And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
• Luke 21:27
  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
• Luke 22:43
  And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
• Luke 24:34
  Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”

John

• John 1:39
  He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.“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 1:51
  And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.Then 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 3:36
  He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
• John 16:16
  A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
• John 16:17
  Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?Then 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 16:19
  Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?Aware 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’?
• John 19:37
  And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”

Acts

• Acts 1:3
  To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
• Acts 2:3
  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
• Acts 2:17
  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:‘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.
• Acts 7:2
  And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,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,
• Acts 7:26
  And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?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?’
• Acts 7:30
  And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
• Acts 7:35
  This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.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.
• Acts 9:17
  And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.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.”
• Acts 13:31
  And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.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.
• Acts 16:9
  And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
• Acts 18:15
  But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.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.”
• Acts 20:25
  And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
• Acts 26:16
  But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;‘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.

Romans

• Romans 15:21
  But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:5
  And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
• 1 Corinthians 15:6
  After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
• 1 Corinthians 15:7
  After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
• 1 Corinthians 15:8
  And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 3:16
  And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 9:28
  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
• Hebrews 12:14
  Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

1 John

• 1 John 3:2
  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

Revelation

• Revelation 1:7
  Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
• Revelation 11:19
  And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
• Revelation 12:1
  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
• Revelation 12:3
  And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
• Revelation 22:4
  And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).