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σκοπέω skopeō · G4648

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to watch out

ακοπέω, -ῶ; (σκοπός), [in LXX: Est.8:13, 2Ma.4:5 * ; ] ; to look at, behold, watch, contemplate. Metaphorical, to look to, consider: with accusative of thing(s), 2Co.4:13, Php.2:4; with accusative of person(s), Rom.16:17, Php.3:17; before μή, Luk.11:35; σεαυτόν, before μή (see M, Pr., 192), Gal.6:1 (cf. ἐπι-, κατα-σκοπέω).†; SYN.: βλέπω, θεωρέω, ὁράω (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σκοπ-έω, ; used by early writers only in present and imperfect active and middle (see. below 11), the other tenses being supplied by σκέπτομαι (which see):—but in later writers we find future σκοπήσω, []: aorist ἐσκόπησα []middle, aorist ἐσκοπησάμην (περι-) []perfect ἐσκόπημαι (προαν-) []:—behold, contemplate (rather of particulars than of universals, of which θεωρέω is more commonly used, but οἱ τὸν ἥλιον ἐκλείποντα θεωροῦντες καὶ σκοπούμενοι []; examine, inspect, καταθεῖναί τι.. σκοπεῖν τῷ …

Where it's used 6 times

Luke 11:35 · Romans 16:17 · 2 Corinthians 4:18 · Galatians 6:1 · Philippians 2:4 · Philippians 3:17

Source: TBESG G4648; TFLSJ G4648

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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