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Eye

ὀφθαλμόςStrong’s G3788

ophthalmos

Appears in 86 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ophthalmos is the Greek word usually translated “eyes”, “eye” and “gaze”. It appears in 86 verses of the New Testament.

“Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:”
2 Peter 2:14 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “eyes”, “eye” and “gaze”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • eyes 66
  • eye 26
  • an eye 3
  • the eyes 2
  • of eyes 2
  • gaze 1
  • of an eye 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 18
  • John 17
  • Luke 12
  • Revelation 10
  • Mark 6
  • Acts 6

14 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 86 verses, by book
Galatians 2
3:14:15
Ephesians 1
1:18
Hebrews 1
4:13
1 Peter 1
3:12
2 Peter 1
2:14
1 John 3
1:12:112:16
Greek dictionary

ὀφθαλμός ophthalmos · eye

ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for עַיִן ;] the eye (as in cl., chiefly pl.): Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:47, Luk.6:41, Jhn.9:6, al.; τοὺς ὀ. ἐξορύθσσειν (figuratively), Gal.4:15; ἐπᾶραι, Luk.6:20, Jhn.6:5; ἀνοῖξα, Act.9:40; id., of restoring sight, Mat.20:33, Jhn.9:10, al.; ἐν ῥιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ, 1Co.15:52; by anthropom., of God, Heb.4:13, 1Pe.3:12; pleonastically (cf. Thackeray, Gr., 42f.), εἶδον οἱ ὀ. μοθ, Luk.2:30 (similarly, ib. 4:20 10:23, Jhn.12:40, 1Co.2:9, 1Jn.1:1, Rev.1:7). Metaphorical (as otherwise in cl.; see LS, see word); …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “eye” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

EYE, noun

pronounced as I. [Latin oculus, a diminutive. The old English plural was eyen, or eyne.]

  1. The organ of sight or vision; properly, the globe or ball movable in the orbit.
  2. Sight; view; ocular knowledge; as, I have a man now in my eye In this sense, the plural is more generally used.“Before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you” Galatians 3:1
  3. Look; countenance.
  4. Front; face.
All definitions and other forms of “eye”
  1. Direct opposition; as, to sail in the wind's eye
  2. Aspect; regard; respect; view.
  3. Notice; observation; vigilance; watch.
  4. View of the mind; opinion formed by observation or contemplation.
  5. Sight; view, either in a literal or figurative sense.
  6. Something resembling the eye in form; as the eye of a peacock's feather.
  7. A small hole or aperture; a perforation; as the eye of a needle.
  8. A small catch for a hook; as we say, hooks and eyes. in nearly the same sense, the word is applied to certain fastenings in the cordage of ships.
  9. The bud of a plant; a shoot.
  10. A small shade of color. [Little used.]
  11. The power of perception.“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened” Ephesians 1:18
  12. Oversight; inspection.

EYE, noun

A brood; as an eye of pheasants.

    EYE, verb transitive

    To fix the eye on; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention.

      EYE, verb intransitive

      To appear; to have an appearance.

        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.