Theoria denotes the public sight before which assembled crowds react to what has happened.

The attested use denotes a witnessed scene or public spectacle: in Luke 23:48, the accusative singular form identifies what the assembled crowds had come to observe before reacting to what happened.

1. A witnessed public scene · dominant

   In Luke 23:48, θεωρίαν is accusative singular feminine in the clause describing the crowds assembled for the event; the APB renders the verse with the crowds assembled “for this sight” and then reacting by beating their chests and returning.

   Luke 23:48

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 23:48, the APB presents the clause as crowds assembled “for this sight.” This rendering confirms the verse's scene without establishing a finer distinction.