Lexicon episkopeó: to look upon, fig. to care for Original Word: ἐπισκοπέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: episkopeó Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-skop-eh'-o) Short Definition: I exercise oversight, care for Definition: I exercise oversight, care for, visit. HELPS word-Studies 1983 episkopéō (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting," intensifying 4648 /skopéō, "look intently") – properly, focus on, look at with real (caring) interest. The prefix (epi) implies "looking with fitting, apt concern," a looking on that requires what that naturally leads to. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom epi and skopeóDefinitionto look upon, fig. to care for NASB Translationoversight (1), see (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1983: ἐπισκοπέωἐπισκοπέω, ἐπισκόπω; to look upon, inspect, oversee, look after, care for: spoken of the care of the church which rested upon the presbyters, 1 Peter 5:2 ( T WH omit) (with τήν ἐκκλησίαν added, Ignatius ad Rom. 9, 1 [ET]); followed by μή (which see II. 1 a.) equivalent to Latin caveo, to look carefully, beware: Hebrews 12:15. (Often by Greek writings from Aeschylus down.)
Strong's look diligently, take the oversight. From epi and skopeo; to oversee; by implication, to beware -- look diligently, take the oversight. see GREEK epi see GREEK skopeo |
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