αὐτόπται
autóptēs
eyewitnesses
An eyewitness, one who has seen something personally and directly. The primary lexical meaning denotes a person who observes an event with their own eyes as opposed to receiving information secondhand. In extended use, it may designate someone who testifies or reports based on direct visual experience.
Luke 1:2 · Word #7
Lexicon G845
| Lemma | αὐτόπτης |
| Transliteration | autóptēs |
| Strong's | G845 |
| Definition | An eyewitness, one who has seen something personally and directly. The primary lexical meaning denotes a person who observes an event with their own eyes as opposed to receiving information secondhand. In extended use, it may designate someone who testifies or reports based on direct visual experience. |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | eyewitnesses |
| Literal | eye-witnesses |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | αὐτόπτης |
| Strong's | G845 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G845-01
self-seeing witnesses
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NMP); functioning as a subject form referring to multiple male or mixed-gender direct observers. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound joins αὐτός (self) with the ὀπτ- stem (to see), conveying those who see for themselves. The nominative masculine plural form is reflected in the plural English rendering. |
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