παρακύπτω parakuptō · G3879

to stoop

παρα-κύπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁקַף ni., hi. ; ] ; 1. to stoop sideways. ; 2. to stoop to look: Luk.24:12 (R, txt.), Jhn.20:5, 11, Metaphorical (see Hort, Ja., in l), to look into: before εἰς, Jas.1:25, 1Pe.1:12.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

παρα-κύπτω, ; poetry παρκύπτω, stoop sideways, of the attitude of a bad harp-player, []; lean over a railing, []; II stoop for the purpose of looking, and so, ; II.1 look sideways at, cast a careless glance on a thing, παρακύψαντ᾽ ἐπὶ τὸν τῆς πόλεως πόλεμον []; II.2 peep out of a door or window, ἐκ θυρίδος []; of girls peeping after a lover, []; π. τὸν ἐραστὴν ἰδεῖν so as to see him, [] a hope of safety peeped out, []; ὀδόντων παρακυψάντων, of the first teeth, []: followed by an interrogative …

Where it's used 5 times

Luke 24:12 · John 20:5 · John 20:11 · James 1:25 · 1 Peter 1:12

Source: TBESG G3879; TFLSJ G3879

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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