σκιρτάω skirtaō · G4640
to leap
σκιρτάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: Gen.25:22 (רָצַץ hithpo.), Psa.114:4, 6 (רָקַד), etc. ; ] ; to leap: Luk.1:41, 44 6:23.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
σκιρτ-άω, ; Ionic dialect σκιρτ-έω [] — _frequentative verb_ of σκαίρω, spring, leap, bound, of young horses, αἱ δ᾽ ὅτε μὲν σκιρτῷεν ἐπὶ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν.., ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε δὴ σ. ἐπ᾽ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης []; of goats, []; of the Bacchae, []; ἅλλεσθαι καὶ σ. []: also of wind, σκιρτᾷ δ᾽ ἀνέμων πνεύματα πάντων []; 2 metaphorically, to be skittish, unruly, []
Where it's used 3 times
Luke 1:41 · Luke 1:44 · Luke 6:23
Source: TBESG G4640; TFLSJ G4640
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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