ἘΠΟΠΤΗΝ, ἐποπτην
EPOPTĒN, epoptēn
Sounds Like: eh-POP-teen
Translations: overseer, an overseer, inspector, an inspector, eyewitness, an eyewitness
From the root: ΕΠΟΠΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who watches over or inspects something, often with a sense of authority or close observation. It can also refer to an eyewitness, someone who has seen something firsthand. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and the verb ὀπτεύω (opteuō), meaning 'to see' or 'to behold'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2039 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:16
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 59:3
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:12
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Esther — 5:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΟΠΤΗΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΟΠΤΑΙ — overseers, inspectors, eyewitnesses, witnesses
- ἘΠΟΠΤΟΥ — overseer, spectator, an overseer, a spectator, of an overseer, of a spectator
- ΕΠΟΠΑ — overseer, initiate, spectator
- ΕΠΟΠΤ — overseer, inspector, spectator, eyewitness
- ΕΠΟΠΤΑΙ — eyewitnesses, observers, spectators
- ΕΠΟΠΤΗΝ — overseer, an overseer, inspector, a spectator, a witness
- ΕΠΟΠΤΗΣ — overseer, spectator, eyewitness, a spectator, an eyewitness
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