King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3799
Transliteration: opsis
Phonetic Spelling: (op'-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: the act of seeing, the sense of sight
Meaning: the act of seeing, the sense of sight
ὄψις, ὄψεως, ἡ (ὈΠΤΩ, ὄψομαι (cf. ὀφθαλμός)), from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for מַרְאֶה;
Word Summary
opsis: the act of seeing, the sense of sight
Original Word: ὄψιςTransliteration: opsis
Phonetic Spelling: (op'-sis)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: the act of seeing, the sense of sight
Meaning: the act of seeing, the sense of sight
Strong's Concordance
appearance, countenance, face. From optanomai; properly, sight (the act), i.e. (by implication) the visage, an external show -- appearance, countenance, face.
see GREEK optanomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3799: ὄψιςὄψις, ὄψεως, ἡ (ὈΠΤΩ, ὄψομαι (cf. ὀφθαλμός)), from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for מַרְאֶה;
1. seeing, sight.
2. face, countenance: John 11:44; Revelation 1:16.
3. the outward appearance, look (many lexicographers give this neuter and objective sense precedence): κρίνειν κατ' ὄψιν, John 7:24.