ἑώρακεν

eoraken

has seen

properly, to stare at (compare ὀπτάνομαι), i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally); by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear:--behold, perceive, see, take heed.

G3708

John 1:18 · Word #3

Lexicon G3708

Lemmaὁράω
Transliterationhoráō
Strong'sG3708
In-contexthas seen
Literalhas-seen

Morphology V PRF ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRF — Perfect — Completed action with ongoing results
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaὁράω
Strong'sG3708

SIBI-P1 G3708-15

he/she/it has seen and stands having-seen

Rootὁράω (horaō)
Core Meaningsto see, behold, perceive, discern, experience, appear
Semantic Rangeto see with the eyes, to perceive or discern mentally, to experience, to witness, to take heed, to appear (in passive forms)
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, ὁράω often denotes revelatory seeing—perceiving divine truth or witnessing God’s works. The perfect form can underscore authoritative testimony: one who "has seen" possesses enduring witness and validated knowledge.
Morphological NotesVerb; perfect tense (completed action with present result), active voice, indicative mood, third person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is perfect active indicative, third person singular, expressing a completed act with abiding result. "Has seen and stands having-seen" preserves the perfect aspect by highlighting both the completed perception and its continuing state, while retaining the core idea of visual or perceptive seeing from ὁράω.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ὁράω (to see, behold, perceive, discern, experience, appear)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3708-01 eidamen we were beholding
G3708-02 eidan they caught sight
G3708-03 eiden he/she was beholding

Word Usage (684 occurrences of G3708)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:20 ἰδοὺ idou behold
Matthew 1:23 ἰδοὺ idou Behold
Matthew 2:1 ἰδοὺ idou behold