ΩΦΘΗΣΑΝ, ωφθησαν
ŌPHTHĒSAN, ōphthēsan
Sounds Like: OHF-thay-san
Translations: they were seen, they appeared, they showed themselves
From the root: ΟΠΤΑΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person plural, aorist passive indicative form of the verb 'optanomai'. It means 'they were seen' or 'they appeared'. It describes an event where a group of subjects became visible or manifested themselves to others. It is often used in contexts where someone or something becomes visible, especially in a sudden or unexpected way, or in a divine manifestation.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Passive, Indicative
Strong’s number: G3700 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΠΤΑΝΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΠΤΑ — to be seen, to appear, to show oneself
- ὈΦΘΗΝΑΙ — to be seen, to appear, to show oneself
- ὈΦΘΗΣΟΜΑΙ — I will appear, I will be seen
- ὈΦΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will be seen, they will appear
- ΟΠΤΑΝΟΜΕΝΟΣ — appearing, being seen, being visible, being shown, being revealed
- ὨΠΤΑΝΟΝΤΟ — they were seen, they appeared
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