Strong's Lexicon
G1980 — ἐπισκέπτομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1980 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπισκέπτομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from G1909 and the base of G4649 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 11 |
| Transliteration: | episkeptomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-ee-skep'-tom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to inspect 2. (by implication) to select 3. (by extension) to go to see, relieve |
| KJV Renderings: | look out, visit |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπισκέπτομαι; future 3 person singular ἐπισκέψεται, Luk 1:78 Tr marginal reading WH; 1 aorist ἐπεσκεψάμην; from Herodotus down; the Sept. often for ôÈÌ÷Çã; 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: Act 7:23; Act 15:36, (Jdg 15:1); the poor and afflicted, Jas 1:27; the sick, Mat 25:36; Mat 25:43, (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, Luk 7:16; Heb 2:6 (Gen 21:1; Exo 4:31; Psa 8:5; Psalm 79:15 (); Sir 46:14; Jdt 8:33, etc.); followed by a telic infinitive Act 15:14; absolutely (Sir 32:21 (Sir. 35:21)) yet with a statement of the effect and definite blessing added, Luk 1:68; ἐπεσκέψατο (WH Tr marginal reading ἐπισκέψεται) ἡμᾶς ἀνατολή ἐξ ὕψους a light from on high hath looked (others, shall look) upon us (cf. our the sun looks down on us, etc.), i. e. salvation from God has come to us, Luk 1:78. (In the O. T. used also in a bad sense of God as punishing, Psalm 88:33 (); Jer 9:25; Jer 11:22, etc.)
c. to look (about) for, look out (one to choose, employ, etc.): Act 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, Act 21:15 L T Tr WH, for R G ἀποσκευασάμενοι (which see in its place).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπισκέπτομαι (look out)
Matthew 25:36
- KJV: Naked and ye clothed me I was sick and ye visited me I was in prison and ye came unto me
- GK: γυμνός και περιεβάλετέ με ησθένησα και επεσκέψασθέ με εν φυλακή ήμην και ήλθετε προς με
Matthew 25:43
- KJV: I was a stranger and ye took me not in naked and ye clothed me not sick and in prison and ye visited me not
- GK: ξενός ήμην και ου συνηγάγετέ με γυμνός και ου περιεβάλετέ με ασθενής και εν φυλακή και ουκ επεσκέψασθέ με
Luke 1:68
- KJV: Blessed the Lord God for he hath visited and redeemed his people
- GK: ευλογητός κύριος ο θεός του Ισραήλ ότι επεσκέψατο και εποίησε λύτρωσιν τω λαώ αυτού
Luke 1:78
- KJV: Through the tender mercy of our God whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us
- GK: διά σπλάγχνα ελέους θεού ημών εν οις επεσκέψατο ημάς ανατολή εξ ύψους
Luke 7:16
- KJV: And there came a fear on all and they glorified God saying That a great prophet is risen up among us and That God hath visited his people
- GK: έλαβε δε φόβος πάντας και εδόξαζον τον θεόν λέγοντες ότι προφήτης μέγας εγήγερται εν ημίν και ότι επεσκέψατο ο θεός τον λαόν αυτού
Acts 6:3
- KJV: Wherefore brethren look ye out among you seven men of honest report full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom whom we may appoint over this business
- GK: επισκέψασθε ούν αδελφοί άνδρας εξ υμών μαρτυρουμένους επτά πλήρεις πνεύματος αγίου και σοφίας ους καταστήσομεν επί της χρείας ταύτης
Acts 7:23
- KJV: And when he was full forty years old it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel
- GK: ως δε επληρούτο αυτώ τεσσαρακονταετής χρόνος ανέβη επί την καρδίαν αυτού επισκέψασθαι τους αδελφούς αυτού τους υιούς Ισραήλ
Acts 15:14
- KJV: Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles to take out of them a people for his name
- GK: Συμεών εξηγήσατο καθώς πρώτον ο θεός επεσκέψατο λαβείν εξ εθνών λαόν επί τω ονόματι αυτού
Acts 15:36
- KJV: And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord how they do
- GK: μετά δε τινας ημέρας είπε Παύλος προς Βαρνάβαν επιστρέψαντες δη επισκεψώμεθα τους αδελφούς ημών κατά πάσαν πόλιν εν αις κατηγγείλαμεν τον λόγον του κυρίου πως έχουσι