ὅρασις
horasisappearance/visionHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences2 books3 verses
Definition
ὅρασις, -εως, ἡ
(ὁράω) [in LXX chiefly for מַרְאֶה, חָזוֹן and cognate forms ;]
1. in Arist. and later writers, the act of seeing, the sense of sight, and by meton., pl., the eyes.
2. appearance (Numbers 24:4, Ezekiel 1:5, Sir.41.20, al.): Revelation 4:3.
3. = ὅραμα, a vision: Acts 2:17 (LXX), Revelation 9:17.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὅρασις:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Acts 2:17ὁράσεις · visions‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
- Revelation 4:3ὁράσει · looked; ὁράσει · that gleamedThe One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Revelation 9:17ὁράσει · visionNow the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.