Strong G1983ἐπισκοπέω
to oversee/care for
- Transliteration
- episkopeō
- Pronunciation
- ep-ee-skop-eh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐπι-σκοπέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for פָּקַד ni., etc.;]
1. to look upon, observe, examine: before μή, Heb.12:16.
2. As ἐπισκέπτομαι in LXX, NT, to visit, care for: 1Pe.5:2 (R, txt.; WH cm.; Cremer, 527).†
(AS)
[in LXX for פָּקַד ni., etc.;]
1. to look upon, observe, examine: before μή, Heb.12:16.
2. As ἐπισκέπτομαι in LXX, NT, to visit, care for: 1Pe.5:2 (R, txt.; WH cm.; Cremer, 527).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1983 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- look1
- oversight1
First verses
- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
- 1 Peter 5:2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐπισκοπ-έω,
future -σκέψομαι, later -σκοπήσω[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 103.8:)]aorist -εσκεψάμην, later -εσκόπησα[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Herm.” 44, 59)]: perfect ἐπέσκεμμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 14, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epinomis” 990a)]; also in passive sense, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 299a10, “PA” 692a18)]:—look upon or at, inspect, observe, ἱστορίας καὶ τἆλλα ἔγγραφα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Milet.” 3.155 (2nd c.BC))] (also in middle, ἐ. τὸ περίχωμα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PLille” 1v 27 (3rd c.BC), etc.))]; regard, τἄμ᾽ ἐ. κακά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 869)]; of tutelary gods, Θηβαΐας ἐπισκοποῦντ᾽ ἀγυιάς, of Bacchus, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1136 (Lyric poetry); Ἴλιον.. ἐπισκοπεῖ σεμνὸς Ποσειδῶν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1414, compare “Ph.” 661 (Lyric poetry))]; ὦ Δῆμ᾽, ἐναργῶς ἡ θεός σ᾽ ἐπισκοπεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1173, compare 1186)]; also of a ruler, ἐ. τὴν πολιτείαν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 506b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 4.6 (so in _middle_, θαμὰ ἐπεσκοπεῖτο ἡμᾶς)] observed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 207a): followed by Relat., ἐ. καὶ ἀναμετρήσαντες ὅσῳ ἐλάσσων ὁ χῶρος γέγονε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.109; ἐ. πῶς ἔχει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 451c; τόδε ἐπίσκεψαι εἴ τι λέγω [prev. author] “Phd.” 87b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.22; πότερον.. ἤ.. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 518a; τίς εἴη.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.2.4, compare “Smp.” 1.12)]; ἐ. μή.. take care lest, [NT (NT.Heb.12.15.)]
2. visit, ὦ θάνατε, νῦν μ᾽ ἐπίσκεψαι μολών [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 854)]; visit as a friend (ironically), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.12)]; especially visit the sick, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.2.25, “Mem.” 3.11.10)]; of the physician, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 4.2.4)]:—middle, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.56, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 11.2, 14.633:)] —passive, εὐνὴν ὀνείροις οὐκ ἐπισκοπουμένην visited not by dreams, i.e. sleepless, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 13.)]
3. of a general, inspect, review, τὰς τάξεις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.3.2)]; τὰ ὅπλα [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 6.3.21, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 296.)]
4. consider, reflect, meditate, ὅ τι ἂν μέλλῃς ἐρεῖν, πρότερον ἐπισκόπει τῇ γνώμῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.41)]; also ἐ. πρός τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 924d; περί τινος [prev. author] “Prt.” 348d, +others, 1st c.AD: Cebes Philosophus 35.5; ὑπέρ τινος 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.15.2; σαυτὸν ἐ. ὅστις εἴης 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.24; ἐ. τίς.., ποία τις.. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1274b32; πότερον.. [prev. work] 1276b16)]:—middle, examine with oneself, meditate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 91d; εἰς τὸ ἀληθὲς ἐ. τι [prev. author] “Phlb.” 61e, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 219.8, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 46:)] —passive, perfect (see.above).
5. exercise the office of ἐπίσκοπος, variant in [NT (NT.1Pet.5.2.)]
future -σκέψομαι, later -σκοπήσω[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 103.8:)]aorist -εσκεψάμην, later -εσκόπησα[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Herm.” 44, 59)]: perfect ἐπέσκεμμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 14, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epinomis” 990a)]; also in passive sense, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 299a10, “PA” 692a18)]:—look upon or at, inspect, observe, ἱστορίας καὶ τἆλλα ἔγγραφα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Milet.” 3.155 (2nd c.BC))] (also in middle, ἐ. τὸ περίχωμα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PLille” 1v 27 (3rd c.BC), etc.))]; regard, τἄμ᾽ ἐ. κακά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 869)]; of tutelary gods, Θηβαΐας ἐπισκοποῦντ᾽ ἀγυιάς, of Bacchus, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1136 (Lyric poetry); Ἴλιον.. ἐπισκοπεῖ σεμνὸς Ποσειδῶν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1414, compare “Ph.” 661 (Lyric poetry))]; ὦ Δῆμ᾽, ἐναργῶς ἡ θεός σ᾽ ἐπισκοπεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1173, compare 1186)]; also of a ruler, ἐ. τὴν πολιτείαν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 506b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 4.6 (so in _middle_, θαμὰ ἐπεσκοπεῖτο ἡμᾶς)] observed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 207a): followed by Relat., ἐ. καὶ ἀναμετρήσαντες ὅσῳ ἐλάσσων ὁ χῶρος γέγονε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.109; ἐ. πῶς ἔχει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 451c; τόδε ἐπίσκεψαι εἴ τι λέγω [prev. author] “Phd.” 87b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.1.22; πότερον.. ἤ.. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 518a; τίς εἴη.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.2.4, compare “Smp.” 1.12)]; ἐ. μή.. take care lest, [NT (NT.Heb.12.15.)]
2. visit, ὦ θάνατε, νῦν μ᾽ ἐπίσκεψαι μολών [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 854)]; visit as a friend (ironically), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.12)]; especially visit the sick, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.2.25, “Mem.” 3.11.10)]; of the physician, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 4.2.4)]:—middle, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.56, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 11.2, 14.633:)] —passive, εὐνὴν ὀνείροις οὐκ ἐπισκοπουμένην visited not by dreams, i.e. sleepless, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 13.)]
3. of a general, inspect, review, τὰς τάξεις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.3.2)]; τὰ ὅπλα [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 6.3.21, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 296.)]
4. consider, reflect, meditate, ὅ τι ἂν μέλλῃς ἐρεῖν, πρότερον ἐπισκόπει τῇ γνώμῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.41)]; also ἐ. πρός τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 924d; περί τινος [prev. author] “Prt.” 348d, +others, 1st c.AD: Cebes Philosophus 35.5; ὑπέρ τινος 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.15.2; σαυτὸν ἐ. ὅστις εἴης 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.24; ἐ. τίς.., ποία τις.. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1274b32; πότερον.. [prev. work] 1276b16)]:—middle, examine with oneself, meditate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 91d; εἰς τὸ ἀληθὲς ἐ. τι [prev. author] “Phlb.” 61e, compare 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 219.8, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 46:)] —passive, perfect (see.above).
5. exercise the office of ἐπίσκοπος, variant in [NT (NT.1Pet.5.2.)]