Word Summary
theōria: a viewing, a spectacle
Original Word: θεωρίαTransliteration: theōria
Phonetic Spelling: (theh-o-ree'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a viewing, a spectacle
Meaning: a viewing, a spectacle
Strong's Concordance
sight.
From the same as theoreo; spectatorship, i.e. (concretely) a spectacle -- sight.
see GREEK theoreo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2335: θεωρίαθεωρία,
θεωριας,
ἡ (
θεωρός, on which see
θεωρέω at the beginning); from (
Aeschylus),
Herodotus down;
1. a viewing, beholding.
2. that which is viewed; a spectacle, sight: Luke 23:48 (3Macc. 5:24).