ὅρᾱμ-α G3705
A vision or supernatural sight granted by God, often during prayer or trance; also a striking spectacle that arrests attention.
Horama denotes something divinely shown -- a vision that breaks through the ordinary veil of perception. Nearly all its New Testament occurrences cluster in Acts, where visions drive the expansion of the early church: Ananias receives a vision to go to Saul (Acts 9:10-12), Cornelius sees an angel in a vision (Acts 10:3), and Peter's rooftop trance redefines clean and unclean (Acts 10:17). On the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus calls the dazzling revelation of his glory a 'vision' (Matt 17:9). In one instance -- Moses at the burning bush (Acts 7:31) -- the word shades toward the concrete: an astonishing sight that compels closer inspection. Spanish, French, and German all render it uniformly as 'visión/vision/Erscheinung,' reflecting the consistent supernatural register.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A supernatural vision granted by God, typically during prayer, sleep, or a trance state, conveying divine revelation or instruction. This is the dominant New Testament usage, appearing throughout Acts as a major narrative device: Ananias sees a vision directing him to Saul (Acts 9:10), Cornelius receives angelic instruction 'in a vision' (Acts 10:3), and Paul is directed to Macedonia by a night vision (Acts 16:9-10). At the Transfiguration, Jesus instructs the disciples to 'tell the vision to no one' (Matt 17:9). All major translations converge -- Spanish 'visión,' French 'vision,' German 'Erscheinung' -- underscoring the consistently revelatory character of these experiences. 11×
AR["الرُّؤْيَا","رُؤيا","رُؤْيَا","ـرُؤْيَا"]·ben["দর্শন","দর্শনে","দর্শনের"]·DE["Erscheinung"]·EN["a-vision","vision"]·FR["vision"]·heb["הֶחָזוֹן","הַמַּרְאֶה","חָזוֹן","מַרְאָה"]·HI["दरशन","दर्शन"]·ID["penglihatan","penglihatan>"]·IT["orama","visione"]·jav["tetingalan,","wahyu","wahyu,","wahyu›,"]·KO["환상-에-대해","환상-에서","환상-이","환상을","환상을-통해","환상이"]·PT["visão"]·RU["видение","видении"]·ES["visión"]·SW["maono","ono","ono,"]·TR["görüm","görümde","görümle","görümü","görüntüyü"]·urd["رؤیا","رویا"]
2. sense 2 — A remarkable sight or spectacle that captures attention, with emphasis on what is visually perceived rather than on a revelatory message. In Acts 7:31, Moses 'marveled at the sight' of the burning bush that was not consumed. While still supernatural in origin, the focus here falls on the astonishing visual phenomenon itself rather than on verbal communication or instruction. English distinguishes this nuance with 'sight' rather than 'vision,' though Spanish, French, and German maintain the same term ('visión/vision/Erscheinung'), suggesting the boundary between vision-as-revelation and vision-as-spectacle is more fluid than English implies. 1×
AR["مَنْظَرِ"]·ben["দর্শন"]·DE["Erscheinung"]·EN["sight"]·FR["vision"]·heb["מַרְאֶה"]·HI["दर्शन-पर"]·ID["penglihatan;"]·IT["visione"]·jav["wawasan;"]·KO["환상-을"]·PT["visão"]·RU["видению"]·ES["visión"]·SW["ono"]·TR["-o"]·urd["نظارے"]
Related Senses
H5921a 1. upon, on, over (spatial) (5443×)H0413 1. directional: to, toward (5366×)H1121a 1. son, male offspring, descendant (4914×)H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)H4428 1. king, human ruler (2518×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)H6440 1. before, in front of (spatial) (1870×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H3027 1. physical hand (body part) (1596×)H1697 1. word, speech, utterance (1235×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ὅρᾱμ-α, ατος, τό, that which is seen, visible object, sight, Refs 4th c.BC+; sight, spectacle, Refs 5th c.BC+; vision during sleep, dream, LXX+3rd c.BC+ __II device, plan, τὸ ὅ. Θάλεω (Camer. εὕρημα) Refs 4th c.BC+