ὅραμα
Vision
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What does ὅραμα (hórama) mean in the Bible?
ὅραμα (hórama) is a Greek word meaning "vision". ὅραμα, -τος, τό (ὁράω), [in LXX for חָזוֹן, מַרְאֶה, etc. Serves as clarifying guidance after restricted movement. This term runs through the canonical themes of Revelation.
Meaning
Supernatural visual experience granted by God, distinct from ordinary sight or mental imagination.
(ὁράω), [in LXX for חָזוֹן, מַרְאֶה, etc. ;] that which is seen;
Why This Word Matters
Serves as clarifying guidance after restricted movement. Acts 16:6-10
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
New Testament Witnesses
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
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