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Strong's G3700 ὀπτάνομαι (optanomai)

Optanomai means “appear” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3700 — kacaph (“be greedy”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3700
Language Greek
Linked Usages 72
Books 14

Strong's G3700 Quick Answer

Strong's G3700 ὀπτάνομαι (optanomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. optanomai (op-tan'-om-ai) v. 1. to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes) {as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300, and still more... It has 72 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include which and eye.

Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
optanomai (op-tan'-om-ai) v. 1. to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes) {as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300, and still more...
Usage
72 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
which and eye

Meaning and Definition

optanomai (op-tan'-om-ai) v. 1. to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes) {as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300, and still more emphatically its intensive G2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection;

and G4648 a watching from a distance)} [prolonged (middle voice) form of the primary (middle voice) optomai op'-tom-ahee which is used for it in certain tenses and both as alternate of G3708] KJV: appear, look, see, shew self Compare: G991, G1492, G2300, G2334, G4648 See also: G3708

Original Word
ὀπτάνομαι
Transliteration
optanomai
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3700. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to appear

Usage: ὀπτάνω [in LXX: 3Ki.8:8 (רָאָה ni.), Tob.12:19 * ;] late present as from ὤφθην (= ὁράω); mid., ὀπτάνομαι, to allow oneself to be seen, to appear. with dative, Act.1:3. (For exx. from π., see Deiss., LAE, 79, 2526; MM, ii, xviii.) † (AS)

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How Strong's G3700 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render optanomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

which Luke 9:31 eye Revelation 1:7

How Strong's G3700 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 57 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) appears 15 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3700 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3700 in the New Testament

57 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:8 KJV

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Matthew 17:3 KJV

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

Matthew 24:30 KJV

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Strong's G3700 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

8 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 18:21 Septuagint / Brenton

I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.

Genesis 22:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abraham said, God will provide himself a sheep for a whole burnt offering, my son. And both having gone together,

Genesis 22:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abraham called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen; that they might say today, In the Mount the Lord was seen.

Strong's G3700 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 6:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou, Achior, a hireling of Ammon, which hast spoken these words in the day of thine iniquity, shalt see my face no more from this day, until I take vengeance of this nation that came out of Egypt.

Judith 7:27 Septuagint / Brenton

For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst: for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our children to die.

Tobit 5:21 Septuagint / Brenton

For the good angel will keep him company, and his journey shall be prosperous, and he shall return safe.

Usage Excerpts

First 72 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3700.

Genesis 18:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know.
Genesis 22:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham said, God will provide himself a sheep for a whole burnt offering, my son. And both having gone together,
Genesis 22:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen; that they might say today, In the Mount the Lord was seen.
Genesis 31:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am God that appeared to thee in the place of God, where thou anointedst a pillar to me, and vowedst to me there a vow; now then arise and depart out of this land, depart into the land of thy nativity, and I will be with thee.
Genesis 32:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and ye shall say, Behold thy servant Jacob comes after us. For he said, I will propitiate his countenance with the gifts going before his presence, and afterward I will behold his face, for peradventure he will accept me.
Genesis 35:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to the place, Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God that appeared to thee, when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Genesis 35:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God appeared to Jacob once more in Luz, when he came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, and God blessed him.
Genesis 45:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is yet alive, I will go and see him before I die.
Matthew 5:8 New Testament, KJV
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Matthew 17:3 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Matthew 24:30 New Testament, KJV
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 26:64 New Testament, KJV
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Matthew 27:4 New Testament, KJV
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
Matthew 27:24 New Testament, KJV
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Matthew 28:7 New Testament, KJV
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Matthew 28:10 New Testament, KJV
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Mark 9:4 New Testament, KJV
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Mark 13:26 New Testament, KJV
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Mark 14:62 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mark 16:7 New Testament, KJV
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
Luke 1:11 New Testament, KJV
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luke 3:6 New Testament, KJV
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Luke 9:31 New Testament, KJV
Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
Luke 13:28 New Testament, KJV
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Luke 17:22 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
Luke 21:27 New Testament, KJV
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luke 22:43 New Testament, KJV
And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
Luke 24:34 New Testament, KJV
Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
John 1:50 New Testament, KJV
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
John 1:51 New Testament, KJV
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
John 3:36 New Testament, KJV
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 11:40 New Testament, KJV
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
John 16:16 New Testament, KJV
A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
John 16:17 New Testament, KJV
Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
John 16:19 New Testament, KJV
Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
John 16:22 New Testament, KJV
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.
John 19:37 New Testament, KJV
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
Acts 1:3 New Testament, KJV
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
Acts 2:3 New Testament, KJV
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
Acts 2:17 New Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Acts 7:2 New Testament, KJV
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
Acts 7:26 New Testament, KJV
And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
Acts 7:30 New Testament, KJV
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
Acts 7:35 New Testament, KJV
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 9:17 New Testament, KJV
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 13:31 New Testament, KJV
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
Acts 16:9 New Testament, KJV
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
Acts 18:15 New Testament, KJV
But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
Acts 20:25 New Testament, KJV
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Acts 26:16 New Testament, KJV
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
Romans 15:21 New Testament, KJV
But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
1 Corinthians 15:5 New Testament, KJV
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
1 Corinthians 15:6 New Testament, KJV
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:7 New Testament, KJV
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
1 Corinthians 15:8 New Testament, KJV
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
1 Timothy 3:16 New Testament, KJV
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Hebrews 9:28 New Testament, KJV
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Hebrews 12:14 New Testament, KJV
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Hebrews 13:23 New Testament, KJV
Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
1 John 3:2 New Testament, KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Revelation 1:7 New Testament, KJV
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Revelation 11:19 New Testament, KJV
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 12:1 New Testament, KJV
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Revelation 12:3 New Testament, KJV
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
Revelation 22:4 New Testament, KJV
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
Judith 6:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou, Achior, a hireling of Ammon, which hast spoken these words in the day of thine iniquity, shalt see my face no more from this day, until I take vengeance of this nation that came out of Egypt.
Judith 7:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst: for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our children to die.
Tobit 5:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the good angel will keep him company, and his journey shall be prosperous, and he shall return safe.
Tobit 10:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Let me go, for my father and my mother look no more to see me.
Tobit 11:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and the whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee.
Tobit 12:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then they confessed the great and wonderful works of God, and how the angel of the Lord had appeared unto them.
Tobit 13:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphire, and emerald, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3700, grouped by book.

Genesis 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 8 usages, New Testament
Mark 4 usages, New Testament
Luke 8 usages, New Testament
John 9 usages, New Testament
Acts 13 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 4 usages, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 3 usages, New Testament
1 John 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 5 usages, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3700 FAQ

What does optanomai (ὀπτάνομαι) mean?

Optanomai (Strong's G3700) is a Greek word most simply glossed "appear". optanomai (op-tan'-om-ai) v. 1. to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes) {as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300, and still more...

How many times is optanomai (ὀπτάνομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 72 linked usages for Strong's G3700 across 14 books.

Where can I study optanomai (ὀπτάνομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3700 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate optanomai (ὀπτάνομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as which and eye. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3700 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 8 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3700, with linked reader references where each row is available.