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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g3788 Greek: ophthalmos

Eye:

akin to opsis, "sight," probably from a root signifying "penetration, sharpness" (Curtius, Gk. Etym.) (cp. Eng., "ophthalmia," etc.). is used

(a) of the physical organ, e.g., Mat 5:38; of restoring sight, e.g., Mat 20:33; of God's power of vision, Hbr 4:13; 1Pe 3:12; of Christ in vision, Rev 1:14; 2:18; 19:12; of the Holy Spirit in the unity of Godhood with Christ, Rev 5:6;

(b) metaphorically, of ethical qualities, evil, Mat 6:23; Mar 7:22 (by metonymy, for envy); singleness of motive, Mat 6:22; Luk 11:34; as the instrument of evil desire, "the principal avenue of temptation," 1Jo 2:16; of adultery, 2Pe 2:14;

(c) metaphorically, of mental vision, Mat 13:15; Jhn 12:40; Rom 11:8; Gal 3:1, where the metaphor of the "evil eye" is altered to a different sense from that of bewitching (the posting up or placarding of an "eye" was used as a charm, to prevent mischief); by Gospel-preaching Christ had been, so to speak, placarded before their "eyes;" the question may be paraphrased, "What evil teachers have been malignly fascinating you?;" Eph 1:18, of the "eyes of the heart," as a means of knowledge.

2 Strong's Number: g3659 Greek: omma

Eye:

"sight," is used in the plural in Mat 20:34 (No. 1 is used in ver. 33); Mar 8:23 (No. 1 is used in ver. 25). The word is more poetical in usage than No. 1, and the writers may have changed the word with a view to distinguishing the simple desire of the blind man from the tender act of the Lord Himself.

3 Strong's Number: g5168 Greek: trumalia

Eye:

is used of the "eye" of a needle, Mar 10:25 (from trume, "a hole," truo, "to wear away"). Cp. trema, "a hole, perforation," Mat 19:24 (some texts have trupema, "a hole," from trupao, "to bore a hole"); Luk 18:25, as in the most authentic mss. (some texts have trumalia here).

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