Strong's Lexicon
G2029 — ἐποπτεύω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2029 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐποπτεύω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1909 and a derivative of G3700 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | epopteuo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-opt-yoo'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to inspect, i.e. watch |
| KJV Renderings: | behold |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐποπτεύω (participle 1Pe 2:12 L T Tr WH); 1 aorist participle ἐποπτεύσαντες;
1. to be an overseer (Homer, Hesiod).
2. universally, to look upon, view attentively; to watch (Aeschylus, Demosthenes, others): τί, 1Pe 3:2; ἐκ τίνος, namely, τήν ἀναστροφήν, 1Pe 2:12.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐποπτεύω (behold)
1 Peter 2:12
- KJV: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles that whereas they speak against you as evildoers they may by good works which they shall behold glorify God in the day of visitation
- GK: την αναστροφήν υμών έχοντες καλήν εν τοις έθνεσιν ίνα εν ω καταλαλούσιν υμών ως κακοποιών εκ των καλών έργων εποπτεύσαντες δοξάσωσι τον θεόν εν ημέρα επισκοπής
1 Peter 3:2
- KJV: While they behold your chaste conversation with fear
- GK: εποπτεύσαντες την εν φόβω αγνήν αναστροφήν υμών
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