ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΟΝ, κατασκοπον
KATASKOPON, kataskopon
Sounds Like: kah-tah-SKO-pon
Translations: spy, a spy, scout, an observer
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a spy or scout, someone sent to observe and gather information, often secretly, about a place or enemy. It is a compound word formed from 'κατά' (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and 'σκοπός' (skopos), meaning 'watcher' or 'aim'. It is used to describe an individual who is sent to reconnoiter or investigate.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2685 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 12:9
Codex Sinaiticus
- Epistle of Barnabas — 12:9
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 113:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΟΙ — spies, scouts
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΟΙΣ — spies, a spy, scouts
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΟΣ — spy, a spy, scout, an observer
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΟΥ — of a spy, of a scout, of an observer
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΟΥΣ — spies, scouts
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΟΠΩΝ — spy, a spy
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