noun · feminine
opsias
Greekὄψις (opsis)
Strong’sG3799
the features, outward appearance
stem opsi-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὄψις, -εως, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for מַרְאֶה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3799 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidop'-sis
properly, sight (the act), i.e. (by implication) the visage, an external show
Fromfrom G3700;
King Jamesappearance, countenance, face.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | opsias2×ὄψις | opsiais |
| object accusative | opsian1×ὄψιν | opsiain |
| direct address vocative | opsiar | opsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | opsiau | opsiaiu |
| to, for dative | opsia | opsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
opsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
opsias“face”subjectnominative singular2×
John 11:44“face”exerchata tos thnēskarētos dirētos toin podoin kai tain cheirain keiriai, kai tas opsias autou soudarie periditelē. legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Luavar auton kai afiēkavar auton hupagarō.The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
Revelation 1:16“face”kai echarōtos en ta dexa cheira autou astēroin hepta, kai ek teu stomeu autou romfaias distomas oxuas ekporeuerōtas, kai tas opsias autou hōs tos hēlios fainatō en ta dunamia autou.He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
opsian“appearance”objectaccusative singular1×
John 7:24“appearance”mē krinavōr kata opsian, alla tan dikaian krisian krinavōr.Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”