ἘΠΙΤΗΡΕΙΝ, ἐπιτηρειν
EPITĒREIN, epitērein
Sounds Like: eh-pee-tee-REH-in
Translations: to watch, to observe, to lie in wait for, to spy on
From the root: ΕΠΙΤΗΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to watch closely or observe carefully, often with a sense of hostile intent or to catch someone in a fault. It implies a vigilant and sometimes malicious observation. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and τηρέω (tēreō), meaning 'to watch' or 'to guard'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2026 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Judith — 13:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΤΗΡΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΤΗΡΟΥΝ — they were watching, they were observing, they were lying in wait for, they were keeping watch over
- ἘΠΙΤΗΡΟΥΣΑΝ — watching, observing, lying in wait for, keeping an eye on
- ἘΠΙΤΗΡΟΥΣΙΝ — they watch, they observe, they lie in wait, they spy on
- ἘΠΙΤΗΡΩΝ — watching, observing, keeping watch, lying in wait, keeping an eye on
- ΕΠΙΤΗΡΕΩ — watch, observe, lie in wait for, plot against, keep an eye on
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