Eyewitness
ἐπόπτηςStrong’s G2030epoptēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Epoptēs is the Greek word usually translated “eyewitnesses”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”
Meaning
Usually translated “eyewitnesses”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- eyewitnesses 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐπόπτης epoptēs · eyewitness
ἐπόπτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX (of God): Est.5:1, 2Ma.3:39 2Mac 7:35, 3Ma.2:21 * ;] 1. an overseer (LXX, ll. with). 2. a spectator: 2Pe.1:16 (of ἐ. as applied to God, see parallels in Inscr., MM, Exp., xiv; of the use of this term in the mysteries, see Mayor on 2Pe, l.with; Thayer, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eyewitness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EY'E-WITNESS, noun
One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of any thing.
- “We were eye-witnesses of his majesty” 2 Peter 1:16
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.