- Original: ὀπτάνομαι ὄπτομαι
- Transliteration: Optanomai
- Phonetic: op-tan'-om-ahee
- Definition: 
1. to look at, behold 
2. to allow one's self to be seen, to appear 
- Origin: a (middle voice) prolonged form of the primary (middle voice) optomai op'-tom-ahee, which is used for it in certain tenses, and both as alternate of  
G3708  
- TDNT entry: 10:15,7
- Part(s) of speech: Verb 
- Strong's: the first a (middle voice) prolonged form of the second (primary) which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternates of  
G3708  ; to gaze (that is with wide open eyes as at something remarkable; and thus differing from  
G991   which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from  
G1492   which expresses merely mechanical passive or casual vision; while  
G2300   and still more emphatically its intensive  
G2334   signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and  
G4648   a watching from a distance): - appear look see shew self. 
Total KJV Occurrences: 41 
 • appear, 1
 
Hebrews 9:28 
 
 • appeared, 14
 Mat 17:3; Mar 9:4; 
Luke 1:11; 
Luke 9:31; 
Luke 22:43; 
Luke 24:34; Act 2:3; Act 7:2; Act 7:30; Act 7:35; Act 9:17; Act 16:9; 
Revelation 12:1; 
Revelation 12:3 
 
 • himself, 1
 Act 7:26 
 
 • look, 2
 Joh 19:37; Act 18:15 
 
 • see, 15
 Mat 27:4; Mat 27:24; Mat 28:7; Mar 16:7; 
Luke 3:6; Joh 3:36; Joh 16:17; Act 2:17; Act 20:25; 
Romans 15:21; 
Hebrews 12:14; 
Hebrews 13:23; 
1 John 3:2; 
Revelation 1:7; 
Revelation 22:4 
 
 • seen, 8
 Act 1:3; Act 13:31; 
1 Corinthians 15:5; 
1 Corinthians 15:6; 
1 Corinthians 15:7; 
1 Corinthians 15:8; 
1 Timothy 3:16; 
Revelation 11:19