3799. opsis

Strong's Lexicon

opsis: Appearance, sight, face, countenance

Original Word: ὄψις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: opsis
Pronunciation: OP-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (op'-sis)
Definition: Appearance, sight, face, countenance
Meaning: (a) the face, countenance, (b) the features, outward appearance.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ὁράω (horaō), meaning "to see" or "to perceive."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "opsis" is מַרְאֶה (mar'eh), which also means appearance or sight, as seen in passages like 1 Samuel 16:7: "But the LORD said to Samuel, 'Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.'"

Usage: The Greek word "opsis" primarily refers to the act of seeing or the appearance of something. It can denote the physical appearance or the visual aspect of a person or object. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the outward appearance or the visible form of something, often in contrast to the inner reality or essence.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, much emphasis was placed on physical appearance and the visual arts. The concept of "opsis" would have been significant in a culture that valued beauty, form, and the visual representation of the divine. In Jewish thought, while outward appearance was acknowledged, there was a greater emphasis on the heart and inner character, as seen in the Hebrew Scriptures.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from opópa (perf. of horaó)
Definition
the act of seeing, the sense of sight
NASB Translation
appearance (1), face (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3799: ὄψις

ὄψις, 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.

Strong's Exhaustive 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

Forms and Transliterations

όψει όψεις οψιν όψιν ὄψιν οψις όψις ὄψις όψον opsin ópsin opsis ópsis

Englishman's Concordance

John 7:24 N-AFS
GRK: κρίνετε κατ' ὄψιν ἀλλὰ τὴν
NAS: according to appearance, but judge
KJV: according to the appearance, but
INT: Judge according to appearance but

John 11:44 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ ἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦ σουδαρίῳ
NAS: with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around
KJV: his face was bound about
INT: and the face of him with a handkerchief

Revelation 1:16 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ ἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦ ὡς
NAS: sword; and His face was like
KJV: and his countenance [was] as the sun
INT: and the face of him as

Strong's Greek 3799
3 Occurrences

ὄψιν — 1 Occ.
ὄψις — 2 Occ.