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Strong's G3799 ὄψις (opsis)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3799 — katham (“mark”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3799
Language Greek
Linked Usages 57
Books 18

Strong's G3799 Quick Answer

Strong's G3799 ὄψις (opsis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. opsis (op'-sis) n. 1. (properly) sight (the act) 2. (by implication) the visage, an external show It has 57 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include appearance, face, and countenance. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
opsis (op'-sis) n. 1. (properly) sight (the act) 2. (by implication) the visage, an external show
Usage
57 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
appearance, face, and countenance

Meaning and Definition

opsis (op'-sis) n. 1. (properly) sight (the act) 2. (by implication) the visage, an external show [from G3700] KJV: appearance, countenance, face Root(s): G3700

Original Word
ὄψις
Transliteration
opsis
Derivation
Root: ὀπτάνομαι R1: 3700
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3799. 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)

face

Usage: ὄψις, -εως, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for מַרְאֶה ;] __1. the act of seeing, the sense of sight. __2. face, countenance: Jhn.11:44, Rev.1:16. __3. appear­ance: κατ᾽ ὄ. κρίνειν (see MM, xviii), Jhn.7:24.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3799 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render opsis, 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.

appearance John 7:24 countenance Revelation 1:16 face John 11:44

How Strong's G3799 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. 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 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 37 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.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3799 (ὄψις) appears 57 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3799 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 G3799 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

John 7:24 KJV

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

John 11:44 KJV

And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

Revelation 1:16 KJV

And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Strong's G3799 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 24:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And the virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her waterpot, and came up.

Genesis 26:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebekah his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebekah, because she was fair.

Genesis 29:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And the eyes of Leah were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.

Strong's G3799 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

15 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 8:7 Septuagint / Brenton

She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasseh had left her gold, and silver, and menservants, and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she remained upon them.

2 Maccabees 3:16 Septuagint / Brenton

Then whoso had looked the high priest in the face, it would have wounded his heart: for his countenance and the changing of his color declared the inward agony of his mind.

2 Maccabees 3:36 Septuagint / Brenton

Then testified he to all men the works of the great God, which he had seen with his eyes.

Strong's G3799 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 10:5 Septuagint / Brenton

in the desert, which is in Dudael, and cast him therein. And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him with darkness, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may not see light. And on the day of the great judgement he shall be cast into the fire. And heal the earth which the angels have corrupted, and proclaim the healing of the earth, that they may heal the plague, and that all the children of men may not perish through all the secret things that the

1 Enoch 13:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And when I awaked, I came unto them, and they were all sitting gathered together, weeping in

Usage Excerpts

First 57 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3799.

Genesis 24:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her waterpot, and came up.
Genesis 26:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebekah his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebekah, because she was fair.
Genesis 29:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the eyes of Leah were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.
Genesis 39:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he committed all that he had into the hands of Joseph; and he knew not of anything that belonged to him, save the bread which he himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form, and exceedingly beautiful in countenance.
Genesis 41:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they went into their bellies; and it was not perceptible that they had gone into their bellies, and their appearance was ill-favored, as also at the beginning; and after I awoke I slept,
Exodus 10:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall cover the face of the earth, and thou shalt not be able to see the earth; and they shall devour all that is left of the abundance of the earth, which the hail has left you, and shall devour every tree that grows for you on the land.
Exodus 10:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they covered the face of the earth, and the land was wasted, and they devoured all the herbage of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which was left by the hail: there was no green thing left on the trees, nor on all the herbage of the field, in all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 34:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when Moses went down from the mountain, there were the two tables in the hands of Moses—as then he went down from the mountain, Moses knew not that the appearance of the skin of his face was glorified, when God spoke to him.
Exodus 34:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Aaron and all the elders of Israel saw Moses, and the appearance of the skin of his face was made glorious, and they feared to approach him.
Leviticus 13:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall view the spot in the skin of his flesh; and if the hair in the spot be changed to white, and the appearance of the spot be below the skin of the flesh, it is a plague of leprosy; and the priest shall look upon it, and pronounce him unclean.
Leviticus 13:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if the spot be clear and white in the skin of his flesh, yet the appearance of it be not deep below the skin, and its hair have not changed itself for white hair, but it is dark, then the priest shall separate him that has the spot seven days;
Leviticus 13:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the priest shall look, and, behold, if the appearance be beneath the skin, and its hair has changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; because it is a leprosy, it has broken out in the ulcer.
Leviticus 13:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the priest shall look upon him, and, behold, if the hair being white is changed to a bright color, and its appearance is lower than the skin, it is a leprosy; it has broken out in the inflammation, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy.
Leviticus 13:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the priest shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the appearance of it be beneath the skin, and in it there be thin yellowish hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scurf, it is a leprosy of the head or a leprosy of the beard.
Leviticus 13:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the priest should see the plague of the scurf, and, behold, the appearance of it be not beneath the skin, and there is no yellowish hair in it, then the priest shall set apart him that has the plague of the scurf seven days.
Leviticus 13:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look at the plague on the seventh day; and, behold, if the scurf be not spread, and there be no yellowish hair on it, and the appearance of the scurf is not hollow under the skin;
Leviticus 13:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall see the scurf on the seventh day; and, behold, if the scurf is not spread in the skin after the man’s being shaved, and the appearance of the scurf is not hollow beneath the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; and he shall wash his garments, and be clean.
Leviticus 13:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look upon him, and, behold, if the appearance of the plague be white or inflamed in his baldness of head or baldness in front, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of his flesh,
Leviticus 13:55 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall look upon it after the plague has been washed; and if this, even the plague, has not changed its appearance, and the plague does not spread, it is unclean; it shall be burned with fire: it is fixed in the garment, in the warp, or in the woof.
Leviticus 14:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague is in the walls of the house, he will see greenish or reddish cavities, and the appearance of them will be beneath the surface of the walls.
Leviticus 19:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye shall not make a round cutting of the hair of your head, nor disfigure your beard.
Leviticus 21:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not shave your head for the dead with a baldness on the top; and they shall not shave their beard, neither shall they make gashes on their flesh.
Numbers 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent ambassadors to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is on a river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out of Egypt, and behold it has covered the face of the earth, and it has encamped close to me.
Numbers 22:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, a people has come forth out of Egypt, and has covered the face of the land, and it has encamped near to me; and now come, curse it for me, if indeed I shall be able to smite it, and cast it out of the land.
1 Kingdoms 16:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God sees not as a man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.
3 Kingdoms 1:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his father never at any time checked him, saying, Why hast thou done thus? and he was also very handsome in appearance, and his mother bore him after Absalom.
Song of Solomon 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, Near the wall: Show me thy face, And cause me to hear thy voice; For thy voice is sweet, And thy countenance is beautiful.
Jeremiah 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou didst retain many shepherds for a stumbling block to thyself: thou hadst a whore’s face, thou didst become shameless toward all.
Ezekiel 1:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the midst of the living creatures there was an appearance as of burning coals of fire, as an appearance of lamps turning among the living creatures; and the brightness of fire, and out of the fire came forth lightning.
Ezekiel 1:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw as it were the resemblance of amber from the appearance of the loins and upward, and from the appearance of the loins and under I saw an appearance of fire, and the brightness thereof round about.
Ezekiel 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw, and behold, four wheels stood by the cherubs, one wheel by each cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of a carbuncle stone.
Ezekiel 10:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for their appearance, there was one likeness to the four, as if there should be a wheel in the midst of a wheel.
Ezekiel 23:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
having variegated girdles on their loins, having also richly dyed attire upon their heads; all had a princely appearance, the likeness of the children of the Chaldeans, of their native land.
Ezekiel 41:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the holy place and the temple opened on four sides; in front of the holy places the appearance was as the look of
Daniel 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
young men in whom was no blemish, and beautiful in appearance, and skilled in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and acquainted with prudence, and who had ability to stand in the house before the king, and the king gave commandment to teach them the learning and language of the Chaldeans.
Daniel 3:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and the form of his countenance was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: and he gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than usual, until it should burn to the uttermost.
Joel 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their appearance is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they pursue.
John 7:24 New Testament, KJV
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
John 11:44 New Testament, KJV
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Revelation 1:16 New Testament, KJV
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Judith 8:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasseh had left her gold, and silver, and menservants, and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she remained upon them.
2 Maccabees 3:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then whoso had looked the high priest in the face, it would have wounded his heart: for his countenance and the changing of his color declared the inward agony of his mind.
2 Maccabees 3:36 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then testified he to all men the works of the great God, which he had seen with his eyes.
2 Maccabees 12:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
betook themselves unto prayer, and besought him that the sin committed might wholly be put out of remembrance. Besides, that noble Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forsomuch as they saw before their eyes the things that came to pass for the sins of those that were slain.
Wisdom of Solomon 3:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For though they be punished in the sight of men, Yet is their hope full of immortality.
Wisdom of Solomon 7:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither compared I unto her any precious stone, Because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, And silver shall be counted as clay before her.
Wisdom of Solomon 8:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, And shall be admired in the sight of great men.
Wisdom of Solomon 11:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereof not only the harm might dispatch them at once, But also the terrible sight utterly destroy them.
Wisdom of Solomon 13:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For being conversant in his works they search him diligently, And believe their sight: because the things are beautiful that are seen.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whom men could not honor in presence, because they dwelt far off, They took the counterfeit of his visage from far, And made an express image of a king whom they honored, To the end that by this their forwardness they might flatter him that was absent, as if he were present.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The sight whereof enticeth fools to lust after it, And so they desire the form of a dead image, that hath no breath.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither are they beautiful, so much as to be desired in respect of beasts: But they went without the praise of God and his blessing.
Wisdom of Solomon 17:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Only there appeared unto them A fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: For being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw To be worse than the sight they saw not.
Wisdom of Solomon 19:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the elements were changed in themselves by a kind of harmony, Like as in a psaltery notes change the name of the tune, And yet are always sounds; Which may well be perceived by the sight of the things that have been done.
Baruch 4:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
1 Enoch 10:5 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
in the desert, which is in Dudael, and cast him therein. And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him with darkness, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may not see light. And on the day of the great judgement he shall be cast into the fire. And heal the earth which the angels have corrupted, and proclaim the healing of the earth, that they may heal the plague, and that all the children of men may not perish through all the secret things that the
1 Enoch 13:9 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And when I awaked, I came unto them, and they were all sitting gathered together, weeping in

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3799, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
John 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 10 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G3799 FAQ

What does opsis (ὄψις) mean?

Opsis (Strong's G3799) is a Greek word most simply glossed "appearance". opsis (op'-sis) n. 1. (properly) sight (the act) 2. (by implication) the visage, an external show

How many times is opsis (ὄψις) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 57 linked usages for Strong's G3799 across 18 books.

Where can I study opsis (ὄψις) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3799 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate opsis (ὄψις)?

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

Does Strong's G3799 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 37 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 15 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G3799, with linked reader references where each row is available.