Opsis ὄψις
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| ὄψις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | opsis |
| Strong's number | G3799 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | face |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | John (2) |
Opsis (Greek ὄψις, Strong's G3799) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “face”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὄψις, -εως, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for מַרְאֶה ;]
1. the act of seeing, the sense of sight.
2. face, countenance: Jhn.11:44, Rev.1:16.
3. appearance: κατ᾽ ὄ. κρίνειν (see MM, xviii), Jhn.7:24.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מַרְאֶה ;]
1. the act of seeing, the sense of sight.
2. face, countenance: Jhn.11:44, Rev.1:16.
3. appearance: κατ᾽ ὄ. κρίνειν (see MM, xviii), Jhn.7:24.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | appearance (1), face (1), countenance (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | face (2), outward appearances (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Opsis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 7:24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
- John 11:44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
Revelation
- Revelation 1:16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).