ὈΠΤΑΝ, ὀπταν
OPTAN, optan
Sounds Like: op-TAN
Translations: to appear, to be seen, to roast, to broil
From the root: ΟΠΤΑΝΟΜΑΙ, ΟΠΤΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word has two distinct meanings depending on its root. From the root ΟΠΤΑΝΟΜΑΙ (optanomai), it means 'to appear' or 'to be seen', often referring to a divine or supernatural appearance. From the root ΟΠΤΑΖΩ (optazo), it means 'to roast' or 'to broil', referring to cooking food over fire. The context of the sentence is crucial to determine the correct meaning.
Inflection: Infinitive, Aorist, Passive (for 'to appear'); Infinitive, Aorist, Active (for 'to roast')
Strong’s numbers: G3700 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3701 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 8:283
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΠΤΑΝΟΜΑΙ, ΟΠΤΑΖΩ, appear in our texts.
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