Face
ὄψιςStrong’s G3799opsis
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Opsis is the Greek word usually translated “face” and “appearance”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
Meaning
Usually translated “face” and “appearance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- face 2
- appearance 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 11:44And 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 1:16And 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.
Greek dictionary
ὄψις opsis · face
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “face” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FACE, noun
[Latin, to make.]
- In a general sense, the surface of a thing, or the side which presents itself to the view of a spectator; as the face of the earth; the face of the waters.
- A part of the surface of a thing; or the plane surface of a solid.
- The surface of the fore part of an animals head, particularly of the human head; the visage.“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread” Genesis 3:19“Joseph bowed himself with his face to the earth” Genesis 48:12
- Countenance; cast of features; look; air of the face
All definitions and other forms of “face”
- The front of a thing; the forepart; the flat surface that presents itself first to view; as the face of a house. Ezekiel 41:14
- Visible state; appearance.
- Appearance; look.
- State of confrontation.
- Confidence; boldness; impudence; a bold front.
- Presence; sight; as in the phrases, before the face in the face to the face from the face
- The person.“I had not thought to see thy face” Genesis 48:11
- In scripture, face is used for anger or favor.“Make thy face to shine on thy servant” Psalms 31:16“How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?” Psalms 13:1
- A distorted form of the face; as in the phrase, to make faces, or to make wry faces.
- When both parties are present; as, to have accusers face to face Acts 25:16
- Nakedly; without the interposition of any other body.“Now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face” 1 Corinthians 13:12
FACE, verb transitive
- To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle.
- To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front towards.
- To cover with additional superficies; to cover in front; as a fortification faced with marble; to face a garment with silk.
FACE, verb intransitive
- To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.
- To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
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.