"a vision, apparition, Lk. 1:22; 24:23; Acts 26:19; 2 Cor. 12:1*"
Definition and meaning
a vision, apparition, Lk. 1:22; 24:23; Acts 26:19; 2 Cor. 12:1*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὀπτασία
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 optasia (G3701) across the King James Bible.
And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
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Common questions
Strong's G3701 (optasia) is a Greek word that means: a vision, apparition, Lk. 1:22; 24:23; Acts 26:19; 2 Cor. 12:1* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word optasia (G3701) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3701 is optasia, a Greek word defined as: a vision, apparition, Lk. 1:22; 24:23; Acts 26:19; 2 Cor. 12:1*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
optasia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.