ὀπτάνομαι optanomai

Greek word for “to appear” · Strong’s G3700 · used 54 times in 53 verses

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Meaning

ὀπτάνω; late present as from ὤφθην (= ὁράω);

Senses in the lexicon

• to appear (29)
• to appear (25)

How it is translated

Glosses given for optanomai in context, with how often each is used:

• will behold 22
• appeared 15
• will they behold 3
• having appeared 3
• will appear 2
• will see 1
• will you behold 1
• may behold 1
• beheld 1
• has appeared 1
• appearing 1
• there appeared 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 7 (4), 1 Corinthians 15 (4), John 16 (3), Matthew 28 (2), John 1 (2), Acts 2 (2), Revelation 12 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 17 (1), Matthew 24 (1)

Forms

• ὤφθη 17
• ὄψεσθε 10
• ὄψονται 9
• ὄψεται 4
• ὄψεσθέ 3
• ὄψησθε 1
• ὀψόμεθα 1
• Ὤφθη 1
• ὀφθέντες 1
• ὀπτανόμενος 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with optanomai more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• νεφέλη nephelē “cloud” 6
• υἱός uhios “son” 9
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 8
• μετά meta “with/after” 9
• δόξα doxa “glory” 6
• ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 6
• δύναμις dunamis “power” 5
• Γαλιλαία Galilaia “Galilee” 4
• πολύς polus “much” 6
• ἰδού idou “look!” 5
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 6
• ἐκκεντέω ekkenteō “to pierce” 2

Key verses

The verses using optanomai that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 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…
• 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.
• 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.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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,…
• 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.
• Hebrews 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
• 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…
• 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,…
• 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,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.