"seeing, sight; appearance, aspect, a vision, Acts 2:17; Rev. 9:17; 4:3*"
Definition and meaning
seeing, sight; appearance, aspect, a vision, Acts 2:17; Rev. 9:17; 4:3*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὅρασις
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of horasis (G3706) across the King James Bible.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
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Common questions
Strong's G3706 (horasis) is a Greek word that means: seeing, sight; appearance, aspect, a vision, Acts 2:17; Rev. 9:17; 4:3* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word horasis (G3706) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3706 is horasis, a Greek word defined as: seeing, sight; appearance, aspect, a vision, Acts 2:17; Rev. 9:17; 4:3*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
horasis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.