Optasia denotes a seen visionary experience, including one associated with a heavenly message or angels.

The occurrences describe a visionary experience: one seen in the temple, one described as heavenly, one involving angels, and plural experiences paired with revelations.

1. A seen visionary experience · dominant

   In Luke 1:22, the singular accusative form occurs where those present realize that he had seen something in the temple; the APB renders the clause “he had seen a vision in the temple.” In Luke 24:23, the same singular accusative form is reported in connection with angels, while Acts 26:19 calls the singular dative experience heavenly; 2 Corinthians 12:1 uses the plural accusative form in a statement about coming to “visions and revelations of the Lord.”

   Luke 1:22Luke 24:23Acts 26:192 Corinthians 12:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “vision” or “visions” in all four verses, adding contextual descriptions such as “heavenly,” “in the temple,” and “of angels.” These descriptions reflect the clauses rather than establishing separate lexical senses.