Appearance
εἶδοςStrong’s G1491eidos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eidos is the Greek word usually translated “form”, “appearance” and “sight”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.”
Meaning
Usually translated “form”, “appearance” and “sight”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- form 3
- appearance 1
- sight 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- John 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 9:29And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
- John 5:37And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
- 2 Corinthians 5:7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Greek dictionary
εἶδος eidos · appearance
εἶδος, -ους, τό, [in LXX for מַרְאֶה,, etc. ;] 1. that which is seen, appearance, external form: Luk.3:22 9:29, Jhn.5:37, 2Co.5:7 (ICC in l.). 2. form, sort, kind: 1Th.5:22. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “appearance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
APPE'ARANCE, noun
- The act of coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.
- The thing seen; a phenomenon; as an appearance in the sky.
- Semblance; apparent likeness.“There was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire” Numbers 9:15
- External show; semblance assumed, in opposition to reality or substance; as, we are often deceived by appearances; he has the appearance of virtue.“For man looketh on the outward appearance” 1 Samuel 16:7
All definitions
- Personal presence; exhibition of the person; as, he made his first appearance at court or on the stage.
- Exhibition of the character; introduction of a person to the public in a particular character, as a person makes his appearance in the world, as a historian, an artist, or an orator.
- Probability; likelihood.
- Presence; mien; figure; as presented by the person, dress or manners; as, the lady made a noble appearance
- A being present in court; a defendant's filing common or special bail to a process.
- An apparition.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.