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Appearance
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
a -pēr´ans ( מראה , mar'eh ; chiefly used of the mystic and supernatural visions of Ezekiel and Daniel): A semblance, as of lightning, wheels, sapphire stone (Ezekiel 1:14 , Ezekiel 1:16 , Ezekiel 1:26 ); Gabriel's overpowering revelation (Daniel 8:15; see also Daniel 10:6 , Daniel 10:18 ). In the New Testament refers exclusively, through three Greek words, πρόσωπον , prósōpon , "sight," "countenance," to "outward appearance" (2 Corinthians 10:7 the King James Version); and its possibly deceptive nature: ὄψις , ópsis , "Judge not according to appearance." (John 7:24 ); "them that glory in appearance." (2 Corinthians 5:12; compare 1 Samuel 16:7 ). See also 1 Thess 2:22, the English Revised Version, margin (eı́dos = "sight").
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Appearance'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/a/appearance.html. 1915.