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ὁράω

horaōto see: seeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb448 occurrences19 books426 verses

Definition

ὁράω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for חזה, etc. ;] in "durative" sense (hence aor. act., εἶδον, pass., ὤφθην, fut., ὄψομαι, from different roots; see M, Pr., 110f.), to see (in colloq. even the present is rare, its place being generally taken by θεωρέω, see BL, §24).

1. Of bodily vision, to see, perceive, behold: absol., Mark 6:38, al.; ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε, John 1:46, al.; before ὅτι, Mark 2:16, al.; with accusative, Matthew 2:2, Mark 1:10; 16:7, Galatians 1:19, al.; θεόν, John 1:18, 1 John 4:20, al.

2. to see with the mind, perceive, discern: absol, Romans 15:21; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 9:2; 27:54, Acts 8:23, Colossians 2:18, al.

3. to see, take heed, beware: ὅρα μή, with aor. subjc., Matthew 8:4; 18:10, Mark 1:44, 1 Thessalonians 5:15; id., sc. μὴ ποήσῃς, Revelation 19:10; 22:9 (Bl., §81, 1); before imperat. Matthew 9:30; 16:6, Mark 8:15

4. to experience: τ. θάνατον, Luke 2:26, Hebrews 11:5; ζωήν, John 3:36; τ. διαφθοράν, Acts 2:27.

5. to visit: with accusative of person(s), Luke 8:20, John 12:21, Romans 1:11, al.; with accusative loc, Acts 19:21.

6. to see to, care for: Matthew 27:4, Acts 18:15 (cf. ἀφ-, καθ-, προ-, συν-οράω).

Synonyms: see: βλέπω.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὁράω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

448 total
  1. Matthew 2:2εἴδομεν · We saw
    …asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
  2. Matthew 2:9εἶδον · they had seen
    After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
  3. Matthew 2:10ἰδόντες · they saw
    When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
  4. Matthew 2:11εἶδον · they saw
    On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
  5. Matthew 2:16ἰδὼν · saw
    When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
  6. Matthew 3:7Ἰδὼν · [John] saw
    But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  7. Matthew 3:16εἶδεν · He saw
    As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
  8. Matthew 4:16εἶδεν · have seen
    …the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
  9. Matthew 4:18εἶδεν · He saw
    As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
  10. Matthew 4:21εἶδεν · He saw
    Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
  11. Matthew 5:1Ἰδὼν · Jesus saw
    When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
  12. Matthew 5:8ὄψονται · will see
    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
  13. Matthew 5:16ἴδωσιν · they may see
    In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
  14. Matthew 8:4Ὅρα · See that
    Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
  15. Matthew 8:14εἶδεν · He saw
    When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
  16. Matthew 8:18Ἰδὼν · saw
    When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
  17. Matthew 8:34ἰδόντες · when they saw
    Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
  18. Matthew 9:2ἰδὼν · saw
    Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
  19. Matthew 9:8Ἰδόντες · saw this
    When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
  20. Matthew 9:9εἶδεν · He saw
    As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
  21. Matthew 9:11ἰδόντες · saw this
    When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  22. Matthew 9:22ἰδὼν · saw
    Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
  23. Matthew 9:23ἰδὼν · He saw
    When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.
  24. Matthew 9:30Ὁρᾶτε · See that
    And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”
  25. Matthew 9:36Ἰδὼν · He saw
    When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
  26. Matthew 11:8ἰδεῖν · to see
    Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
  27. Matthew 11:9ἰδεῖν · to see
    What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
  28. Matthew 12:2ἰδόντες · saw [this]
    When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
  29. Matthew 12:38ἰδεῖν · to see
    Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
  30. Matthew 13:14ἴδητε · perceiving
    In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
  31. Matthew 13:15ἴδωσιν · they might see
    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
  32. Matthew 13:17ἰδεῖν · to see; εἶδαν · did not see [it]
    For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
  33. Matthew 14:14εἶδεν · [and] saw
    When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
  34. Matthew 14:26ἰδόντες · saw
    When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
  35. Matthew 16:6Ὁρᾶτε · Watch out
    “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
  36. Matthew 16:28ἴδωσιν · they see
    Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
  37. Matthew 17:3ὤφθη · appeared
    Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
  38. Matthew 17:8εἶδον · they saw
    And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
  39. Matthew 18:10Ὁρᾶτε · See [that]
    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  40. Matthew 18:31Ἰδόντες · saw
    When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
  41. Matthew 20:3εἶδεν · [and] saw
    About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
  42. Matthew 21:15ἰδόντες · when they saw
    But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
  43. Matthew 21:19ἰδὼν · Seeing
    Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
  44. Matthew 21:20ἰδόντες · saw [this]
    When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
  45. Matthew 21:32ἰδόντες · you saw this
    For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
  46. Matthew 21:38ἰδόντες · saw
    But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
  47. Matthew 22:11εἶδεν · he spotted
    But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
  48. Matthew 23:39ἴδητε · you will not see
    For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
  49. Matthew 24:6ὁρᾶτε · but see to it
    You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.