Lexical Summary episkeptomai: to inspect, to go to see Original Word: ἐπισκέπτομαιTransliteration: episkeptomai Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-skep'-tom-ahee) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to inspect, to go to see Meaning: to inspect, to go to see Strong's Concordance visit, look out forMiddle voice from epi and the base of skopos; to inspect, i.e. (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve -- look out, visit. see GREEK epi see GREEK skopos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1980: ἐπισκέπτομαιἐπισκέπτομαι; future 3 person singular ἐπισκέψεται, Luke 1:78 Tr marginal reading WH; 1 aorist ἐπεσκεψάμην; from Herodotus down; the Sept. often for פָּקַד; to look upon or after, to inspect, examine with the eyes; a. τινα, in order to see how he is, i. e. to visit, go to see one: Acts 7:23; Acts 15:36, (Judges 15:1); the poor and afflicted, James 1:27; the sick, Matthew 25:36, 43, (Sir. 7:35; Xenophon, mem. 3, 11, 10; Plutarch, mor., p. 129 c. (de sanirate praecept. 15 at the beginning); Lucian, philops. 6, and in medical writers). b. Hebraistically, to look upon in order to help or to benefit, equivalent to to look after, have a care for, provide for, of God: τινα, Luke 7:16; Hebrews 2:6 (Genesis 21:1; Exodus 4:31; Psalm 8:5; Psalm 79:15 c. to look (about) for, look out (one to choose, employ, etc.): Acts 6:3. STRONGS NT 1980a: ἐπισκευάζωἐπισκευάζω: to furnish with things necessary; middle, to furnish oneself or for oneself: ἐπισκευασάμενοι, having gathered and made ready the things necessary for the journey, Acts 21:15 L T Tr WH, for R G ἀποσκευασάμενοι (which see in its place). |
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