ὀφθαλμός
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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine100 occurrences14 books85 verses
Definition
ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for עַיִן ;]
the eye (as in cl., chiefly pl.): Matthew 5:38, Mark 9:47, Luke 6:41, John 9:6, al.; τοὺς ὀ. ἐξορύθσσειν (figuratively), Galatians 4:15; ἐπᾶραι, Luke 6:20, John 6:5; ἀνοῖξα, Acts 9:40; id., of restoring sight, Matthew 20:33, John 9:10, al.; ἐν ῥιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ, 1 Corinthians 15:52; by anthropom., of God, Hebrews 4:13, 1 Peter 3:12; pleonastically (cf. Thackeray, Gr., 42f.), εἶδον οἱ ὀ. μοθ, Luke 2:30 (similarly, Luk.4.20 10:23, John 12:40, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 1 John 1:1, Revelation 1:7). Metaphorical (as otherwise in cl.; see LS, see word);
(a) of ethical qualities: ὀ. πονηρός (meton., for envy; cf. Heb. עַיִן רַע, Proverbs 28:22; cf. Sir.14.10 34:13), Matthew 6:22, 23, Mark 7:22, Luke 11:34; ἁπλοῦς, Matthew 6:22, Luke 11:34; ἐπιθυμία (which see) ὀφθαλμῶν (cf. Ecclesiastes 4:8, Sir.14.9), 1 John 2:16; ὀ. μεστοὶ μοιχαλἰδος, 2 Peter 2:14;
(b) of mental vision: Matthew 13:15, Mark 8:18, Luke 19:42, John 12:40, Romans 11:8, Galatians 3:1, Ephesians 1:18, al.; ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς before genitive (on the absence of the art., seeBl, §46, 9.II; M, Pr., 81), Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:11.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὀφθαλμός:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
100 total
- Matthew 5:29ὀφθαλμός · eyeIf your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
- Matthew 5:38Ὀφθαλμὸν · Eye; ὀφθαλμοῦ · eyeYou have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
- Matthew 6:22ὀφθαλμός · eye; ὀφθαλμός · eyesThe eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
- Matthew 6:23ὀφθαλμός · eyesBut if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
- Matthew 7:3ὀφθαλμῷ · eye; ὀφθαλμῷ · eyeWhy do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
- Matthew 7:4ὀφθαλμοῦ · eye; ὀφθαλμῷ · eyeHow can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
- Matthew 7:5ὀφθαλμοῦ · eye; ὀφθαλμοῦ · eyeYou hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
- Matthew 9:29ὀφθαλμῶν · eyesThen He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
- Matthew 9:30ὀφθαλμοί · eyesAnd their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”
- Matthew 13:15ὀφθαλμοὺς · eyes; ὀφθαλμοῖς · eyesFor 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.’
- Matthew 13:16ὀφθαλμοὶ · eyesBut blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
- Matthew 17:8ὀφθαλμοὺςAnd when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
- Matthew 18:9ὀφθαλμός · eye; ὀφθαλμοὺς · eyesAnd if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
- Matthew 20:15ὀφθαλμόςDo I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- Matthew 20:33ὀφθαλμοὶ · eyes“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
- Matthew 21:42ὀφθαλμοῖς · eyesJesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
- Matthew 26:43ὀφθαλμοὶ · eyesAnd again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
- Mark 7:22ὀφθαλμὸς · envy…greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
- Mark 8:18Ὀφθαλμοὺς · eyes‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
- Mark 8:25ὀφθαλμοὺς · eyesOnce again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
- Mark 9:47ὀφθαλμός · eye; ὀφθαλμοὺς · eyesAnd if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
- Mark 12:11ὀφθαλμοῖς · eyesThis is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
- Mark 14:40ὀφθαλμοὶ · eyesAnd again Jesus returned and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
- Luke 2:30ὀφθαλμοί · eyesFor my eyes have seen Your salvation,
- Luke 4:20ὀφθαλμοὶ · eyesThen He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
- Luke 6:20ὀφθαλμοὺςLooking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
- Luke 6:41ὀφθαλμῷ · eye; ὀφθαλμῷ · eyeWhy do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
- Luke 6:42ὀφθαλμῷ · eye; ὀφθαλμῷ · eye; ὀφθαλμοῦ · eye; ὀφθαλμῷ · eyeHow can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
- Luke 10:23ὀφθαλμοὶ · eyesThen Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
- Luke 11:34ὀφθαλμός · eye; ὀφθαλμός · eyesYour eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
- Luke 16:23ὀφθαλμοὺςIn Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
- Luke 18:13ὀφθαλμοὺς · eyesBut the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- Luke 19:42ὀφθαλμῶν · eyes…and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
- Luke 24:16ὀφθαλμοὶ · eyesBut their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
- Luke 24:31ὀφθαλμοὶ · eyesThen their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
- John 4:35ὀφθαλμοὺς · eyesDo you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
- John 6:5ὀφθαλμοὺςWhen Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”