ὀφθαλμός - OPHTHALMOS- EYE

Illustrations of English words
derived from the Greek in the New Testament.

Gaylon West.


ophthalmos G3788- eye.  Greek words of the New Testament, illustrated.

Before vowels, ophthalm-, element forming and mostly in plural, "eyes".

ophthalmia, ophthalmologist, ophthalmology, ophthalmoscope. from etymonline.com:

ophthalmic (adj. "pertaining to the eye," early 18c., from Latin ophthalmicus, from Greek ophthalmikos "pertaining to the eye," from ophthalmos "eye" (see ophthalmo-).
ophthalmia (n.) "inflammation of the eye, conjunctivitis," late 14c., from Medieval Latin obtalmia, Old French obtalmie, from Late Latin ophthalmia, or directly from Greek ophthalmia, from ophthalmos (see ophthalmo-) + -ia.
ophthalmo- before vowels ophthalm-, word-forming element meaning "eye," mostly in plural, "the eyes," from Greek ophthalmo-, comb. form of ophthalmos "eye," originally "the seeing," of uncertain origin. Perhaps from ops "eye" (cf optic) + a form related to thalamos "inner room, chamber" , giving the whole a sense of "eye and eye socket."
ophthalmoscope (n.) 1857 in English; coined 1852 by German physician and physicist Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821–1894) from ophthalmo- + -scope.

Thayer Definition:
1) the eye 2) metaphorically the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G3700, optanomai / optomai

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