Biblica Analytica
G3788 Greek

ὀφθαλμός

ophthalmos

eye

Lexicon Entry

Definition
eye
Transliteration
ophthalmos
Strong's Number
G3788
Occurrences
101

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

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Based on the given data, the word "ophthalmos" (Lemma: ὀφθαλμός, Strong's number: G3788) is defined as "eye." It appears 101 times in the Bible, indicating its importance and prevalence in the text. This high frequency may suggest that the concept of sight or vision is crucial to the authors and their intended audience. The word "ophthalmos" has a broad range of usage, covering various aspects of human experience, including physical sight (e.g., being blind or having impaired vision), spiritual insight (e.g., seeing into someone's heart or being aware of one's own sin), and figurative vision (e.g., seeing into the future or comprehending a situation). The repeated use of this term may imply that the writers are emphasizing the significance of perception, awareness, and understanding in everyday life and moral decision-making. The significance of "ophthalmos" extends beyond its literal meaning. Its prevalence in the Bible may indicate that our capacity for sight and perception is not just a physical characteristic but also a metaphor for understanding, discernment, and comprehension. By exploring the contexts in which this word is used, readers can gain insights into the ways in which authors sought to convey the complexities of human experience and the importance of being aware of one's surroundings and actions.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G3788
Lemma
ὀφθαλμός
Transliteration
ophthalmos
Definition
eye
Occurrences
101
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

101 total occurrences across the text — showing 50

Matthew 5:29

If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

Matthew 5:38

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

Matthew 5:38

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

Matthew 6:22

“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:22

“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:23

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Matthew 7:3

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Matthew 7:3

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Matthew 7:4

Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?

Matthew 7:4

Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?

Matthew 7:5

You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.

Matthew 7:5

You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.

Matthew 9:29

Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”

Matthew 9:30

Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”

Matthew 13:15

for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’

Matthew 13:15

for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’

Matthew 13:16

“But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

Matthew 17:8

Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.

Matthew 18:9

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

Matthew 18:9

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

Matthew 20:15

Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’

Matthew 20:33

They told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”

Matthew 20:34

Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.

Matthew 21:42

Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?’

Matthew 26:43

He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

Mark 7:22

covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

Mark 8:18

Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

Mark 8:25

Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.

Mark 9:47

If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

Mark 9:47

If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

Mark 12:11

This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes’?”

Mark 14:40

Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn’t know what to answer him.

Luke 2:30

for my eyes have seen your salvation,

Luke 4:20

He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

Luke 6:20

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

Luke 6:41

Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Luke 6:41

Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Luke 6:42

Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.

Luke 6:42

Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.

Luke 6:42

Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.

Luke 6:42

Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.

Luke 10:23

Turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see,

Luke 11:34

The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.

Luke 11:34

The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.

Luke 16:23

In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.

Luke 18:13

But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

Luke 19:42

saying, “If you, even you, had known today the things which belong to your peace! But now, they are hidden from your eyes.

Luke 24:16

But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

Luke 24:31

Their eyes were opened and they recognized him, then he vanished out of their sight.

John 4:35

Don’t you say, ‘There are yet four months until the harvest?’ Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.