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ὀφθᾰλμός

[opʰ.tʰal.mós]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. eye
  2. sight
  3. understanding
  4. The organ of sight in the body. It can also refer metaphorically to one's vision or understanding of a situation.
Examples

τί δὲ βλέπεις τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου;

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye?

Pronunciationopʰ.tʰal.mós

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteOften used in the New Testament to discuss perception and judgment.

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ὀφθᾰλμός in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.