ὁράω horaō

Greek word for “to see” · Strong’s G3708 · used 60 times in 57 verses

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Meaning

ὁράω, -ῶ; in "durative" sense (hence aor.

How it is translated

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

• have seen 17
• has seen 11
• do see that 8
• will see 5
• see 3
• having seen 3
• do watch 2
• seeing 2
• do behold 1
• do watch out 1
• sees 1
• beholding 1

Where it is used

Also in 2 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

John 1 (3), John 20 (3), 1 John 1 (3), Mark 8 (2), John 3 (2), John 6 (2), John 8 (2), John 14 (2), Colossians 2 (2), Matthew 8 (1)

Forms

• ἑώρακεν 9
• ὁρᾶτε 7
• ὅρα 5
• ἑωράκαμεν 5
• ὄψῃ 3
• ἑώρακα 3
• ἑώρακας 3
• ὁρῶ 2
• ἑωράκατε 2
• ἑωρακὼς 2

Words used with it

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

• πατήρ patēr “father” 11
• μαρτυρέω martureō “to testify” 6
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 7
• δεικνύω deiknuō “to show” 4
• μαρτυρία marturia “testimony” 4
• οὐδείς oudeis “none” 6
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 7
• τύπος tupos “mark/example” 3
• Μωϋσῆς Mōusēs, Mōsēs “Moses” 4
• γινώσκω ginōskō “to know” 5
• μαρτύριον marturion “testimony” 3
• μηδείς mēdeis “nothing” 4

Key verses

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

• Matthew 18:10 — Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in…
• Matthew 27:4 — Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
• Luke 12:15 — And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
• John 1:18 — No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
• John 1:34 — And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
• John 16:22 — And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
• Colossians 2:18 — Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15 — See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
• 1 Peter 1:8 — Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
• 1 John 1:1 — That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of…
• 1 John 1:3 — That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son…
• Revelation 19:10 — And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus:…

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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.