# G3788 ὀφθαλμός

ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós), Strong’s G3788: the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance) KJV: eye, sight. Occurs 723 times.

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*ophthalmós* — the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)

KJV: eye, sight

Derived from [ὀπτάνομαι optánomai](https://besorah.bible/word/G3700) (to gaze)

Occurs 723 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 5:29](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=29) — If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you…
- [Matthew 5:38](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=38) — “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
- [Matthew 6:22](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/6?v=22) — “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
- [Matthew 6:23](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/6?v=23) — But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness…
- [Matthew 7:3](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/7?v=3) — Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?
- [Matthew 7:4](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/7?v=4) — Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
- [Matthew 7:5](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/7?v=5) — You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your…
- [Matthew 9:29](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/9?v=29) — Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
- [Matthew 9:30](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/9?v=30) — Then their eyes were opened. Yeshua strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”
- [Matthew 13:15](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/13?v=15) — for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; or else…