Strong's Greek Concordance

G3788: ὀφθαλμός

ophthalmós · “eye”

Definition

the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)

KJV translates it as: eye, sight

Word origin: from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);

Extended definition

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);
(a) of ethical qualities: ὀ. πονηρός (meton., for envy; cf. Heb. עַיִן רַע, Pro.28:22; cf. Sir.14:10 34:13), Mat.6:22, 23 Mrk.7:22, Luk.11:34; ἁπλοῦς, Mat.6:22, Luk.11:34; ἐπιθυμία (which see) ὀφθαλμῶν (cf. Ecc.4:8, Sir.14:9), 1Jn.2:16; ὀ. μεστοὶ μοιχαλἰδος, 2Pe.2:14;
(b) of mental vision: Mat.13:15, Mrk.8:18, Luk.19:42, Jhn.12:40, Rom.11:8, Gal.3:1, Eph.1:18, al.; ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς before genitive (on the absence of the art., seeBl, §46, 9.II; M, Pr., 81), Mat.21:42, Mrk.12:11.
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How G3788 is translated

  • eyes ×54
  • eye ×25
  • the eyes ×5
  • eyes. ×3
  • eyes? ×3
  • an eye, ×2
  • of eyes ×2
  • eye. ×1
  • an eye ×1
  • gaze ×1
  • their eyes ×1
  • his eyes ×1

Bible verses with G3788 (ophthalmós)

Ophthalmós appears in 85 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Matthew 5:29

    And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

  • Matthew 5:38

    Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

  • Matthew 6:22

    The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

  • Matthew 6:23

    But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

  • Matthew 7:3

    And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

  • Matthew 7:4

    Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

  • Matthew 7:5

    Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

  • Matthew 9:29

    Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

  • Matthew 9:30

    And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

  • Matthew 13:15

    For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

  • Matthew 13:16

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

  • Matthew 17:8

    And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

  • Matthew 18:9

    And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

  • Matthew 20:15

    Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

  • Matthew 20:33

    They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

  • Matthew 21:42

    Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

  • Matthew 26:43

    And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

  • Mark 7:22

    Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

  • Mark 8:18

    Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

  • Mark 8:25

    After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

  • Mark 9:47

    And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

  • Mark 12:11

    This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

  • Mark 14:40

    And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

  • Luke 2:30

    For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

  • Luke 4:20

    And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

All 85 references

Words derived from G3788