to see: see

Greek Verb

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, Mrk.6:38, al; ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε, Jhn.1:46, al; before ὅτι, Mrk.2:16, al; with accusative, Mat.2:2, Mrk.1:10 16:7, Gal.1:19, al; θεόν, Jhn.1:18, 1Jn.4:20, al. 2) to see with the mind, perceive, discern: absol, Rom.15:21; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.9:2 27:54, Act.8:23, Col.2:18, al. 3) to see, take heed, beware: ὅρα μή, with aor. subjc, Mat.8:4 18:10, Mrk.1:44, 1Th.5:15; id, sc. μὴ ποήσῃς, Rev.19:10 22:9 (Bl, §81, 1); before imperat. Mat.9:30 16:6, Mrk.8:15 4) to experience: τ. θάνατον, Luk.2:26, Heb.11:5; ζωήν, Jhn.3:36; τ. διαφθοράν, Act.2:27. 5) to visit: with accusative of person(s), Luk.8:20, Jhn.12:21, Rom.1:11, al; with accusative loc, Act.19:21. 6) to see to, care for: Mat.27:4, Act.18:15 (cf. ἀφ, καθ, προ, συν-οράω). SYN.: see: βλέπω. (AS)

to see: see

Greek Verb

ὁράω, contraction ὁρῶ even in [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect ὁρόω [Refs], etc; Aeolic dialect ὄρημι (which see); Ionic dialect ὁρέω [Refs 5th c.BC+], 2nd pers. singular ὁρῇς [Refs 3rd c.BC+], 3rd.pers. singular ὁρῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive ὁρῆν [Refs 5th c.BC+] (but 2nd pers. singular ὁρᾷς [Refs 7th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. singular ὁρᾷ [Refs 7th c.BC+]; 1st pers. plural ὁρῶμεν [Refs]; 3rd.pers. plural ὁρῶσι (ἐπ-) [Refs]infinitive ὁρᾶν[Refs] (except when found in Doric dialect, as [Refs 4th c.BC+]; imperfect 3rd.pers. singular ἑώρη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ὥρα [Refs 5th c.BC+],2nd pers. plural ὡρᾶτε [Refs] 3rd.pers. plural ὥρων [Refs]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ὅρα [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect ἑόρᾱκα, a form required by the metre in many passages, as [Refs 5th c.BC+]; whence ἑόρακα, -άκη ought always to be restored in early Attic dialect writers, though ἑώρακα was used in later Gr, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] (ἑώρακε[ν] is probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+]imperfect probably comes from ἠ- ϝορ- (with a long form of the augment, compare ἠειδ- (ᾐδ-) in imperfect of οἶδα, while ἑορ- in the perfect comes from ϝε-ϝορ, see below: Ionic dialect perfect ὁρώρηκα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Doric dialect perfect participle ὡρακυῖα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; 1st pers. singular ὥρακα[Refs]: an aorist 1 ἐσορήσαις only falsa lectio in [Refs 5th c.AD+] —middle ὁράομαι, contraction ὁρῶμαι even in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 2nd pers. singular ὅρηαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]imperfect ἑωρώμην, also ὡρώμην (προ-) [NT], Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ὁρᾶτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, perfect ἑώραμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἑωράθην only in late Prose, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; infinitive ὁρᾱθῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ὁραθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+] adjective ὁρᾱτός, ὁρᾱτέον[Refs 8th c.BC+] 2nd pers. plural optative ὁρόῳτε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; besides these forms from ὁρα- (ὁρη-) we have II) from root ὀπ- (see. ὄψ) the only future in use, ὄψομαι, always in active sense, [Refs 8th c.BC+], and Attic dialect, Epic dialect 2nd pers. singular ὄψεαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 1 ἐπ-όψατο in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive ὄψησθε [NT]: perfect ὄπωπα [Refs 8th c.BC+], never in Attic dialect Prose: pluperfect 3rd.pers. singular ὀπώπει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀπώπεσαν [Refs] —passive, aorist 1 ὤφθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; optative (Ionic dialect) ὀφθείησαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle ὀφθείς, infinitive ὀφθῆναι, [Refs]: future ὀφθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ὦμμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare ὀπτέον. III) from ϝιδ- are formed aorist active εἶδον, infinitive ἰδεῖν: aorist middle εἰδόμην, infinitive ἰδέσθαι: perfect with present sense οἶδα I know, infinitive εἰδέναι: verb. adjective ἰστέος (for these tenses, see at {Εἴδω}). (ὁρ- probably from ϝορ, as indicated by the imperfect and perfect forms; compare βῶροι (i.e. ϝῶροι), Engl. (a)ware.) A0) Senses: A0.I) absolutely, see, look, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἴς τι or εἴς τινα to or at a thing or person, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ἔς τινα ὁρᾶν to be of so-and-so's party, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; εἰς τὴν Ἀττάλου καθαίρεσιν εἶδεν aimed at, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁρόων ἐπ᾽ ἀπείρονα πόντον looking over the sea, [Refs]; ὁρᾶν πρός τι look towards, ἀκρωτήριον τὸ πρὸς Μέγαρα ὁρῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς πλοῦν ὁρᾷ looks to sail (i.e. is ready), [Refs 5th c.BC+] A0.I.2) have sight, opposed to μὴ ὁρᾶν, to be blind, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσ᾽ ἂν λέγωμεν, πάνθ᾽ ὁρῶντα λέξομεν [though I am blind,] my words shall have eyes, i.e. shall be to the purpose, [Refs]; ἐν σκότῳ. οὓς μὲν οὐκ ἔδει ὀψοίαθ᾽, i.e. should be blind, [Refs]; ἀμβλύτερον ὁ, opposed to ὀξύτερον βλέπειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ σμικρὸν ὁ. to be short-sighted, [Refs] A0.I.3) see to, look to, i.e. take or give heed, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ. εἰς γλῶσσαν. ἀνδρός look to, pay heed to, [Refs 6th c.BC+]: frequently in imperative, like{βλέπε}, followed by a dependent clause, ὅρα ὅπως. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅρα εἰ. see whether, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅρα τί ποιεῖς[Refs 4th c.BC+] A0.I.4) ὁρᾷ; ὁρᾶτ; see'st thou? d'ye see? parenthetically, especially in explanations, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ὁρᾷ; at the beginning of a sentence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀλλ᾽—ὁρᾷ; but, do you see, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐχ ὁρᾷ; ironically, [Refs 4th c.BC+] A0.I.5) with accusative cognate, like{βλέπω} 11, look so and so, δεινὸν ὁρῶν ὄσσοισι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also ἡδέως ὁρᾶν look pleasant, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A0.II) transitive, see an object, behold, perceive, observe, with accusative, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect ὄπωπα exclusively in this sense, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀφθαλμοῖσιν or ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ὁρᾶν to see with or before the eyes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; αἰεὶ τέρμ᾽ ὁρόων always keeping it in sight, keeping his eye on it, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ. τινά look to (for aid), [Refs 4th c.BC+] A0.II.b) ζώει καὶ ὁρᾷ φάος ἠελίοιο, poetry for ζῆν, like{βλέπειν}, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— in middle, φέγγος ὁρᾶσθαι [Refs]; so ὁρᾶν alone, τὰ γὰρ φθιτῶν τοῖς ὁρῶσι κόσμος [Refs] A0.II.c) followed by a clause, οὐχ ὁράᾳς οἷος; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁρᾷς ἡμᾶς, ὅσοι ἐσμέ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐχ ὁρᾷς ὅτι ἥμαρτε; [Refs 4th c.BC+] A0.II.d) with participle, καπνὸν. ὁρῶμεν ἀπὸ χθονὸς ἀΐσσοντα we see it rising, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁρῶν ἐμαυτὸν ὧδε προυσελούμενον seeing myself thus insulted, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁρῶ σε κρύπτοντα. see you hiding, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ὁρῶ μ᾽ ἔργον ἐξειργασμένην I see that I have done, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; rarely in reference to the subject, ὁρῶ μὲν ἐξαμαρτάνων (= ὅτι ἐξαμαρτάνω) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—so in middle, ἄνδρα διωκόμενον. ὁρῶμαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: also with infinitive, ἑώρων οὐκέτι οἷόν τε εἶναι. [Refs 5th c.BC+] A0.II.e) rarely with genitive, οὐδεὶς Σωκράτους οὐδὲν ἀσεβὲς. οὔτε πράττοντος εἶδεν οὔτε λέγοντος ἤκουσεν (where the Constr. is suggested by the use of ἤκουσεν) [Refs 5th c.BC+] A0.II.2) see to, ἴδε πῶμα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; look out for, provide, τινί τι [LXX+5th c.BC+] A0.II.3) the infinitive is used after an adjective, δεινὸς ἰδεῖν [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐχθίστου. ὁρᾶν most hateful to behold, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle or passive, αἰσχρὸς ὁρᾶσθαι [Refs]: with an adverb, μὴ διχορρόπως ἰδεῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with a substantive, ἄνδρα τευχηστὴν ἰδεῖν [Refs]: with a Verb, πρέπουσι. ἰδεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+] A0.II.4) middle is used by Poets like active, [Refs 8th c.BC+]middle occurs only in compounds, as προ-ορῶμαι: for the imperative ἰδοῦ, ἰδού, see at {ἰδοῦ}. A0.II.4.b) no passive is used by [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in Attic dialect the passive has the sense to be seen, [Refs 4th c.BC+]participle, ὤφθημεν ὄντες ἄθλιοι was seen in my wretchedness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]he will prove to be, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ὁρώμενα all that is seen, things visible, like{τὰ ὁρατά}, [Refs] A0.III) metaphorically, of mental sight, discern, perceive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so blind Oedipus says, φωνῇ γὰρ ὁρῶ, τὸ φατιζόμενον I see by sound, as the saying is, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] A0.IV) absolutely, see visions, ὁ ἀληθινῶς ὁρῶν [LXX]:—passive, appear in a vision, ὤφθη ἄγγελος πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα[LXX] A0.V) interview, ἐμνήσθης μοι ἰδεῖν τὸν κεραμέα περὶ τῶν κεραμίων you told me to see the potter about the jars, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear; behold, perceive, see, take heed; properly, to stare at (compare g3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)), i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally)