face
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
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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."
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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.