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Strong's #1980 - ἐπισκέπτομαι

Transliteration

episképtomai

Phonetics

ep-ee-skep'-tom-ahee;

Origin

middle voice from (G1909) and the base of (G4649)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

2:599,244

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to look upon or after, to inspect, examine with the eyes
1. in order to see how he is, i.e. to visit, go to see one
  1. the poor and afflicted, the sick
2. to look upon in order to help or to benefit
  1. to look after, have care for, provide for: of God
3. to look (about) for, look out (one to choose, employ, etc.)

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 974 ‑ בָּחַן (baw‑khan'); 1239 ‑ בָּקַר (baw‑kar'); 1245 ‑ בָּקַשׁ (baw‑kash'); 1875 ‑ דָּרַשׁ (daw‑rash'); 3205 ‑ יָלַד (yaw‑lad'); 5098 ‑ נָהַם (naw‑ham'); 5483 ‑ סֻס (soos, soos); 6485 ‑ פָּקַד (paw‑kad'); 8446 ‑ תּוּר (toor);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (10)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

Acts 4

Hebrews 1

James 1

BSB (11)

Matthew 2

Luke 3

Acts 4

Hebrews 1

James 1

CSB (9)

Matthew 2

Luke 3

Acts 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

ESV (11)

Matthew 2

Luke 3

Acts 4

Hebrews 1

James 1

KJV (11)

Matthew 2

Luke 3

Acts 4

Hebrews 1

James 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (11)

Matthew 5

Luke 7

Acts 5

Hebrews 2

James 2

WEB (9)

Matthew 2

Luke 2

Acts 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

YLT (11)

Matthew 2

Luke 3

Acts 4

Hebrews 1

James 1

ASV (10)

hath visited 1

he hath visited 1

look ye out 1

thou visitest 1

to visit 2

visit 1

visited 1

ye visited 2

BSB (11)

and visit 1

has visited 1

he has visited 1

select 1

to care for 1

to visit 1

visited the gentiles 1

will visit 1

you care for 1

you did not visit 1

you looked after 1

CSB (9)

after 1

has visited 1

select 1

take care 1

took care 1

visit 2

visited 1

will visit 1

ESV (11)

care 1

pick out 1

visit 5

visited 4

KJV (11)

out 1

visit 4

visited 5

visitest 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (11)

caring 1

for 2

select 1

upon 1

visit 3

visited 3

WEB (9)

has visited 1

he has visited 1

to visit 2

visit 2

visited 1

you care 1

you visited 1

YLT (11)

did look after 1

did look upon 2

he did look upon 1

look after 1

look out 1

thou dost look after 1

to look after 2

we may look after 1

ye looked after 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADN 1

V-AMS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

ANT

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADN 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

BEZ

V-AMI-2P 2

V-AMI-3S 3

V-AMM-2P 1

V-AMN- 1

V-AMS-1P 1

V-FMI-3S 1

V-PPI-2S 1

V-PPN- 1

BGB

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

BMT

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

BYZ

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADN 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

ELZ

V-AMD-2P 1

V-AMI-2P 2

V-AMI-3S 3

V-AMN 1

V-AMS-1P 1

V-FMI-3S 1

V-PMI-2S 1

V-PMN 1

NA26

V-1AMSP 1

V-2AMDP 1

V-2AMIP 2

V-2PMIS 1

V-3AMIS 3

V-3FMIS 1

V-AMN 1

V-PMN 1

SBL

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADN 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

SCV

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADN 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

STV

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADN 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

TIS

V-ADI-2P 2

V-ADI-3S 4

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADN 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

V-ADI-3S 3

V-ADM-2P 1

V-ADN 1

V-ADS-1P 1

V-AMI-2P 2

V-FDI-3S 1

V-PNI-2S 1

V-PNN 1

TRG

V-AMD-2P 1

V-AMI-2P 2

V-AMI-3S 3

V-AMN 1

V-AMS-1P 1

V-FMI-3S 1

V-PMN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐπισκέπτ-ομαι,

1. = cross ἐπισκοπέω, Hp. Prorrh. 2.1, Men. 710, S.E. M. 5.89, Plu. 2.129c, etc.

2.. pass in review: hence, number a host, LXX 1 Samuel 15:4.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἐπισκέπτομαι; 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 (); Sir. 46:14; Judith 8:33, etc.); followed by a telic infinitive Acts 15:14; absolutely (Sir. 32:21 (Sir. 35:21)) yet with a statement of the effect and definite blessing added, Luke 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, Luke 1:78. (In the O. T. used also in a bad sense of God as punishing, Psalm 88:33 (); Jeremiah 9:25; Jeremiah 11:22, etc.)

c. to look (about) for, look out (one to choose, employ, etc.): Acts 6:3.

STRONGS NT 1980a: ἐπισκευάζω ἐπισκευάζω: 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).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐπι -σκέπτομαι

(late form of ἐπισκοπέω , q.v.),

[in LXX very freq., chiefly for H6485;]

1. to inspect, examine.

2. (a) to visit: c. acc, Acts 7:23; Acts 15:36 (cf. Judges 15:1); especially, the sick and afflicted (as in MGr. and sometimes in cl.), Matthew 25:36; Matthew 25:43, James 1:27 (cf. Sirach 7:35);

(b) in LXX and NT (as H6485 in Genesis 21:1, Exodus 4:31, Psalms 8:5, al.), to visit with help, to care for: Luke 1:68; Luke 1:78; Luke 7:16, Acts 15:14, Hebrews 2:6;

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἐπισκέπτομαι is common = ";inspect,"; ";examine,"; ";inquire into,"; e.g. P Lond 887.8 (iii/B.C.) (= III. p. 1) καὶ ἀνακαλεσ [ά ]μενον αὐτο ̣, [ν ] ἐ ̣πισκέψασθαι περὶ τούτων, P Hamb I. 25.2 (B.C. 238) γράφ [ε ]ις ̣ μοι ἐπισκεψάμενον περὶ ὧν ἐγκαλεῖ Διομέδων Κάλαι, P Petr II. 10(1).23 (a complaint from the Royal Gooseherds) ἀποστεῖλαι ἡμῶν τὸ ὑπόμνημα εἰς τὸ λογιστήριον ἐπισκέψασθαι, ";that you should send our minute to the Treasury Office to be examined"; (Ed.), and P Tebt I. 58.14 (B.C. 111) where a tax-farmer describes how by means of a bribe he had ";obtained a view of"; (ἐπεσκεψάμην) the document containing his rival’s offer. For the passive see BGU I. 73.15 (A.D. 135) (= Chrest. II. p. 228) ἐπιλαβοῦσι τὸν χρ [η ]ματισμ [ὸ ]ν ἐπε [σ ]κε [μ ]μένον, and P Ryl II. 426 Fr. 4 (ii/iii A.D.) fragments of a report on land, where, at the end of each section, the result of the ἐπίσκεψις is noted, as .9 ἐ ̣π (εσκέφθησαν) ἀβρ (όχου) (ἄρ.) εἴκοσι ο ̣̔̓[κτώ (cf. Archiv i. p. 151). The meaning ";visit,"; as in Acts 7:23, is found in P Lille I. 6.5 (iii/B.C.) διαβάντος μου. . . ἐπεσκέψασθαι τὴν ἀδελφή [ν : cf. the Christian amulet P Oxy VIII. 1151.28 (V/A.D. ?) ἴασαι καὶ ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ τὴν δούλην σου Ἰωαννίαν. With the use of the verb in Acts 6:3 we may compare P Petr II. 37 2b verso.4 (iii/B.C.) ἐπισκεψάμενος ἐν ἀρχῆι ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἔργα, P Oxy III. 533.20 (ii/iii A.D.) ἐπισκέψασθε ἐκ τοῦ λογιστηρίου τοῦ στρα (τηγοῦ) ἐπιστολ (ὴν) τοῦ διοικητοῦ, ";look out at the office of the strategus a letter of the diœcetes"; (Edd.). The simplex is found P Cairo Preis 48.6 (ii/A.D.) τὸ μὲν πλοῖόν σοι, ὡς ἠθέλησας, σκέψομαι, and for ἐνσκέπτομαι see P Lond 106.28 (iii/B.C.) (= I. p. 61). For the title ἐπισκέπτης see P Lond 1171.63 (B.C. 8) (= III. p. 179) τιμῆς οἴνου τοῖς ἐπισκέπτ [αι ]ς (δραχμὰς) κ ̄, P Oxy III. 589 (ii/A.D.) ἐπισκέπτηι τῶν παρὰ ποταμὸν ἐδαφῶν, P Flor I. 6.14 (A.D. 210) ἐπισκέπτης γ [ὰ ]ρ ἐχειροτονήθην, and the exx. in P Strass I. 78 Introd., and for ἐπίσκεψις, P Par 6.27 (B.C. 129) τὴν προσήκουσ [αν ] ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως διάληψ [ιν ] ποιήσασθαι, P Oxy XII. 1446.35, .92 (A.D. 161–210), al.

List of Word Forms

επέσκεμμαι επεσκεμμένοι επεσκεμμένων επεσκέπη επεσκέπησαν επέσκεπται επεσκεύασεν επεσκεψάμην επεσκέψαντο επεσκεψασθε επεσκέψασθε επεσκέψασθέ ἐπεσκέψασθέ επεσκεψατο επεσκέψατο ἐπεσκέψατο επεσκέψω επισκεπέντες επισκεπή επισκεπήναι επισκεπήσεται επισκεπτεσθαι επισκέπτεσθαι ἐπισκέπτεσθαι επισκέπτεται επισκεπτη επισκέπτη ἐπισκέπτῃ επισκεπτόμενος επισκέπτωμαι επισκέπτωνταί επισκευάζη επισκευάσαι επισκευασάμενοι επισκεφθήσεται επίσκεψαι επίσκεψαί επισκεψασθαι επισκέψασθαι ἐπισκέψασθαι επισκεψασθε επισκέψασθε ἐπισκέψασθε επισκεψάσθω επισκέψει επισκεψεται επισκέψεται ἐπισκέψεται επισκέψεως επισκέψη επισκέψηται επισκέψηταί επίσκεψιν επίσκεψις επισκέψομαι επισκέψωμαι επισκεψωμεθα ἐπισκεψώμεθα epeskepsasthe epesképsasthé epeskepsato epesképsato episkepsasthai episképsasthai episkepsasthe episképsasthe episkepsetai episképsetai episkepsometha episkepsōmetha episkepsṓmetha episkepte episkeptē episképtei episképtēi episkeptesthai episképtesthai