50 occurrences in 13 translations

'Seen' in the Bible

Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

Verse ConceptsHypocrisy, Examples OfBeing Found OutInformation In SecretWhen?Kings Summoning

And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitAdoration, Of ChristFinding PeopleTelling Of MovementsWorshipping Christ

After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen in the east! It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.

Verse ConceptsCessationStopping StillSetting OutThings Going BeforeThings Going UpThings On High

And having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy,

Verse ConceptsAstrologyChristmasRejoicingJoyepiphany

Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

Verse ConceptsCriminalsCrimesFaithlessness, As DisobedienceBoysBitterness, Examples OfInnocence, Examples OfShrewdnessSuffering, Nature OfBethlehemInfanticideDeath Of All MalesBeing Found OutWhen?Named Gentile RulersThose Who DeceivedAngry PeopleKilling IsraelitesMassacresThe Death Of BabiesExamples Of Ungodly MenJesus BirthDeath Of A Child

And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, 'Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?

Verse ConceptsHell, As An ExperienceJudaismSnakesAnger Of God, ConsequencesEvil GenerationsDenunciationsName CallingJewish SectsJudgement To ComeThings Like SnakesFleeing From GodBaptised By Johnpharisees

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,

Verse ConceptsMultitudesSermon On The MountCrowds AvoidedSitting To TeachChrist SeeingChrist With His DisciplesWork EthicEthicscrusades

“Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

Verse ConceptsAbstinence as a disciplineAtonementFacesFasting, Of HypocritesNeglecting DutiesDisplayingBeing Seen By ManClean FacesPeople UnwashedWhen?How To FastNo RewardSettling AccountsAppearances ofHypocritesFastingHypocrisyFasting And PrayerSmilingmakeup

so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsBeing Seen By ManGod Seeing The RighteousHow To FastSeeing PeopleRewardFastingFasting And Prayer

And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

Verse ConceptsAmazingAffirmationsFaith, Growth InMission, Of Jesus ChristAttitudes Of FaithMarvelling

And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;

Verse ConceptsCrowds Around JesusCrowds AvoidedCrossing To The Other Side

And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on him that he might depart from their borders.

Verse ConceptsDemons, Delivered FromRejection Of ChristLeaving

and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, 'Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

Verse ConceptsdiseasesHeart, HumanSin, And God's CharacterSonsParalyticsAttitudes Of FaithChrist's Knowledge Of BelieversBedsSaved By FaithChrist ForgivingGod Has ForgivenTake Courage!Overcoming ObstaclesNervousness

and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

Verse ConceptsFaultsComplaintsStatusTax CollectorsPharisees Concerned About ChristFinding Fault With Jesustaxespharisees

And Jesus having turned about, and having seen her, said, 'Be of good courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee,' and the woman was saved from that hour.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersFaith, And Blessings Of GodMiracles, Responses ToComfort, Sources OfTurning RoundHow Healing CameTake Courage!Those Jesus HealedHealing And ComfortFaith And Healingmath

And Jesus having come to the house of the ruler, and having seen the minstrels and the multitude making tumult,

Verse ConceptsFuneralsNoiseMourningMusical Instruments, types ofMournersWailingDisorder Among PeopleInstrumentalistsDisadvantages Of Crowds

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Verse ConceptsMany Seeking SalvationNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsNot Knowing About ChristChrist Telling The TruthUnhearingLooking At God's Works

But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

Verse ConceptsPlants Growing UpBearing FruitThings Manifest

and the disciples having seen him walking upon the sea, were troubled saying -- 'It is an apparition,' and from the fear they cried out;

Verse ConceptsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithWatching ChristThe Disciples ReactionsFear Of Christghosts

Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste of death at all until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfTasteProphecies Said By JesusNot DyingFew In The KingdomDeath AvertedNo DeathDeath Of A ChildThe Second Comingexperiencepossibilities

And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

Verse ConceptsMan Going DownVisions From GodChrist Concealing ThingsChrist Would RiseChrist's Orders

'And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;

Verse ConceptsOther Sad PeopleTelling Of Happenings

and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;

Verse ConceptsChief priestsdiligenceResentment, Against GodScribesShoutingChildren And The KingdomAngry With ChristOpposition To Christ From ScribesSave Us!

Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?

Verse ConceptsBabies, Figurative UseReadingLipsNeverAssentingReading The ScripturesChildren And The KingdomPraise To God Is FittingBabies Used As A Spiritual Imagebaby

and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit be -- to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered.

Verse ConceptsBearing Bad FruitGod, Power OfUnfruitfulnessMiracles Of ChristFigsDivine Power Over NatureFoliage

And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, 'How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?'

Verse ConceptsAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesSuddenlyThe Disciples ReactionsWhy Does This Happen?

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceRepentance, Importance OfUnbelief, As Response To GodWay, TheSkepticismBelieving ProphetsNot Believing PeoplePeople Changing Their MindsRepentancePeople Who Did RightRewards Of Ritual

and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

Verse ConceptsInheritance, MaterialAttempts To Kill Christ

And having seen it, his disciples were much displeased, saying, 'To what purpose is this waste?

Verse ConceptsThe Disciples ReactionsAngry People

Then Judas -- he who delivered him up -- having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,

Verse ConceptsBeing AshamedUnhappinessDelay, Examples OfSocial SelfishnessJudas Betraying ChristCondemning JesusThe Chief Priests Condemning ChristPrice Set On IndividualsRegretting

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'

Verse ConceptsGesturesTumultCrowdsInnocence, Examples OfResponsibility, Examples OfSymbolsWashingExcitementDisorder Among PeopleResponsibility For Blood ShedJesus Christ, SinlessnessPlea Of Innocence

And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.

Verse ConceptsHoliness, As Set Apart For GodPeople AppearingChrist Would RiseThe ResurrectionBurying placesLife After DeathRosesJesus Death

And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, 'Truly this was God's Son.'

Verse ConceptsearthquakesCenturionCrucifixion, Of ChristGuardsMan Keeping WatchWitnessing, Importance OfFear, Of UnknownArmies, RomanMessianic Titles, Son Of GodSaid To Be The ChristWitnessingJesus Deathcrucifixion

Bible Theasaurus

Ascertain (6 instances)
Assure (83 instances)
Catch (67 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Consider (275 instances)
Determine (43 instances)
Discover (49 instances)
Encounter (23 instances)
Ensure (5 instances)
Fancy (4 instances)
Figure (30 instances)
Insure (2 instances)
Picture (10 instances)
Project (14 instances)
Realise (1 instance)
Realize (184 instances)
Reckon (36 instances)
Regard (312 instances)
Understand (440 instances)
Witness (321 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὀπτάνομαι ὄπτομαι 
Optanomai 
Usage: 41

φαίνω 
Phaino 
appear , shine , be seen , seem , think
Usage: 22

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