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subjectively, with reference to an inward impression or a spiritual experience, John 3:36,
or a mental occupation, Acts 18:15, “look to it”; cf. Matt. 27:4, 24, “see (thou) to it,” “see
(ye) to it,” throwing responsibility on others.
>
is to be found in dictionaries under
the word
, “to see”; it supplies some forms that are lacking in that verb.
These last three words,
,
and
are used with reference to
the “appearances” of Christ in the closing verses of Heb. 9;
in v. 24, of His
presence before the face of God for us;
in v. 26, of His past manifestation for
“the sacrifice of Himself”;
in v. 28, of His future “appearance” for His saints.
7.
(
A 1
, 3700), in the middle voice signifies “to allow oneself to be
seen.” It is rendered “appearing” in Acts 1:3,
RV
, for
KJV
, “being seen,” of the Lord’s
“appearances” after His resurrection; the middle voice expresses the personal interest the
Lord took in this.¶
Note:
In Acts 22:30
$
(in its aorist form), “to come together,” is translated
“appear,”
KJV
;
RV
, “come together.”
B. Nouns.
1.
$
(
1
, 602), lit., “an uncovering, unveiling” ( , “from,”
$
, “to hide, cover”), denotes “a revelation, or appearing” (Eng., apocalypse). It is
translated “the appearing” in 1 Pet. 1:7,
KJV
(
RV
, “revelation”). See
COMING
,
MANIFESTATION
,
REVELATION
.
2.
(
# 1
, 2015), “epiphany,” lit., “a shining forth,” was used of the
“appearance” of a god to men, and of an enemy to an army in the field, etc. In the NT it
occurs of (a) the advent of the Savior when the Word became flesh, 2 Tim. 1:10; (b) the
coming of the Lord Jesus into the air to the meeting with His saints, 1 Tim. 6:14; 2 Tim.
4:1, 8; (c) the shining forth of the glory of the Lord Jesus “as the lightning cometh forth
from the east, and is seen even unto the west,” Matt. 24:27, immediately consequent on
the unveiling,
$
, of His
8 $
in the air with His saints, 2 Thess. 2:8; Titus
2:13.¶*
Notes:
(1)
8
, akin to A No. 4, “a manifestation,” is used in 1 Cor. 12:2 and 2
Cor. 4:2.¶
(2) For
, wrongly translated “may appear,” in 1 Tim. 4:15,
KJV
(
RV
, “may be
manifest,” not mere appearance), see
MANIFEST
.
(3)
,
, akin to A, No. 5, “manifest,” is used in Acts 10:40 and Rom. 10:20.
See
MANIFEST
,
OPENLY
.¶
(4) For
, “which appear not,” Luke 11:44, see
UNCERTAIN
.
APPEARANCE
A. Nouns.
* From
Notes on Thessalonians,
by Hogg and Vine, p. 263.