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2.
(
$&
, 2335) denotes “a spectacle, a sight” (akin to
, to gaze,
behold”; see
BEHOLD
), in Luke 23:45.¶
3.
(
6$
, 3705), “that which is seen” (akin to
, “to see”), besides its
meaning, “a vision, appearance,” denotes “a sight,” in Acts 7:31. See
VISION
.
4.
(
A
, 3788) “an eye” (Eng. “ophthalmic,” etc.) in Acts 1:9 is
translated “sight” (plur. lit., “eyes”). See
EYE
.
5.
(
1
, 309) denotes “recovering of sight” ( , “again,”
,
“to see”), Luke 4:18.¶ In the Sept, Isa. 61:1.¶
Notes:
(1) For
(akin to No. 3),
translated “in sight” in Rev. 4:3,
KJV
(
RV
, “to look upon”), see
LOOK
, B. (2) In Luke 7:21,
the infinitive mood of
, “to see,” is used as a noun, “(He bestowed,
KJV
, ‘gave’)
sight.” In Acts 9:9 it is used in the present participle with , “not,” “without sight” (lit.,
“not seeing”). (3) In Heb. 12:21
, “to make visible,” is used in the present
participle as a noun, with the article, “(the) sight.”¶ (4) In Luke 21:11,
KJV
,
(or
), plur., is translated “fearful sights” (
RV
, “terrors”).¶
B. Verb.
(
!
, 308), “to look up,” also denotes “to receive or recover sight”
(akin to A, No. 5), e.g., Matt. 11:5; 20:34; Mark 10:51, 52; Luke 18:41-43; John 9:11, 15,
18 (twice); Acts 9:12, 17, 18; 22:13.
SIGHT OF (in the)
1.
(
#
0
, 1799), for which see
BEFORE
, No. 9, is translated “in the sight
of” in the
RV
(for
KJV
, “before”) in Luke 12:6; 15:18; 16:15; Acts 7:46; 10:33; 19:19; 1
Tim. 5:4, 21; 2 Tim. 2:14; 4:1; Rev. 13:12. The
RV
is more appropriate in most passages,
as giving the real significance of the word.
2.
(
0
, 2714), see
BEFORE
, No. 10, is translated “in the sight of”
in 2 Cor. 2:17 (in some texts); Col. 1:22,
KJV
.
3.
(
+ $
, 1715), see
BEFORE
, No. 4, is translated “in the sight of” in
Matt. 11:26; Luke 10:21; 1 Thess. 1:3,
KJV
.
4.
(
#
&
, 1726), see
BEFORE
, No. 5, is translated “in the sight of” in
Acts 7:10.
5.
(
+
, 1725), see
BEFORE
, No. 6, is translated “in the sight of” in Acts
8:21,
KJV
.
6.
(
!
, 2713), see
BEFORE
, No. 8, is found in the best texts in 2 Cor.
12:19, “in the sight of,”
RV
, and in 2:17.
SIGN
1.
(
, 4592), “a sign, mark, indication, token,” is used (a) of that
which distinguished a person or thing from others, e.g., Matt. 26:48; Luke 2:12; Rom.
4:11; 2 Cor. 12:12 (1st part); 2 Thess. 3:17, “token,” i.e., his autograph attesting the
authenticity of his letters; (b) of a “sign” as a warning or admonition, e.g., Matt. 12:39,
“the sign of (i.e., consisting of) the prophet Jonas”; 16:4; Luke 2:34; 11:29, 30; (c) of