Redirected from απεϲκοπευο, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΑΠΕΣΚΟΠΕΥΟ, απεσκοπευο
APESKOPEUO, apeskopeuo
Sounds Like: ah-pes-ko-PEV-oh
Translations: I look away from, I look intently, I look steadfastly, I fix my gaze
From the root: ΑΠΟΣΚΟΠΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἀπό' (APO), meaning 'away from', and the verb 'σκοπεύω' (SKOPEUO), meaning 'to look, to aim at'. Therefore, it literally means 'to look away from' something, often implying a focused or intense gaze towards something else, or a steadfast looking. It describes the act of fixing one's eyes on a specific object or goal, diverting attention from other things. It can also imply looking intently or eagerly.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
Strong’s number: G0658 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 10:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΣΚΟΠΕΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΕΣΚΟΠΕΥΟΝ — they were watching, they were looking out, they were observing
- ἈΠΟΣΚΟΠΕΥΩ — to look intently, to look away from, to look steadfastly, to fix one's gaze
- ΑΠΟΣΚΟΠΕΥΣΩ — I will look intently, I will fix my gaze, I will watch eagerly
- ΑΠΟΣΚΟΠΕΥΩ — look intently, fix one's gaze, eagerly await, expect
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