Lexicon
ὄψις
opsis
G3799
G:N-F Greek

face

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opsis denotes a face, whether described visibly or used in a warning about judging according to face.

The attested use chiefly concerns a visible face: it is wrapped in John 11:44 and compared with the shining sun in Revelation 1:16. In John 7:24, the accusative form occurs in the instruction not to judge according to face.

Senses in use

  1. Visible face in description · dominant

    In John 11:44, the nominative singular form identifies the face that the APB renders as wrapped with a handkerchief when the dead man comes out. In Revelation 1:16, the same nominative singular form occurs in the description that the APB renders, "his face was like the sun shining in its power."

  2. Face as a basis for judgment · occasional

    In John 7:24, the accusative singular form stands in the prohibition against judging according to face; the APB renders the clause, "Do not judge according to face, but judge the just judgment."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "face" in all three verses: in descriptions of a wrapped or shining face and in the phrase "according to face" in the warning about judgment. These renderings confirm the clauses rather than isolate every contribution of the term.

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