ΟΥ̓ΚἈΣΚΟΠΩΣ, οὐκἀσκοπως
OUKASKOPŌS, oukaskopōs
Sounds Like: ook-as-KO-pos
Translations: not without purpose, not without aim, not without thought, not without consideration, with purpose, with aim, with thought, with consideration
From the root: ΣΚΟΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is a compound adverb formed from the negative particle οὐκ (not) and the adverb ἀσκόπως (aimlessly, thoughtlessly). Therefore, it means 'not aimlessly' or 'not thoughtlessly,' implying that something is done with purpose, intention, or careful consideration. It describes an action that is deliberate and well-planned, rather than random or accidental.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s numbers: G3756 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0792 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 3:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΟΠΟΣ.
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.
- ΣΚΟΠΑ — Scopas
- ΣΚΟΠΗΣ — of a mark, of a goal, of an aim, of a watchman, of a guard
- ΣΚΟΠΙ — watch, a watch, watch-post, a watch-post, lookout, a lookout, mark, a mark, goal, a goal
- ΣΚΟΠΙΟΥ — of a goal, of a mark, of an aim, of an object, of a purpose
- ΣΚΟΠΟΙ — watchmen, guards, scouts, aims, goals, targets
- ΣΚΟΠΟΙΣ — to a goal, to a mark, to a watchman, to a guard, to a scout, to a spy, to a sentinel, to a lookout, to a guardian, to a protector, to a defender, to an overseer, to an inspector, to a supervisor, to an aim, to an objective, to a purpose, to an end
- ΣΚΟΠΟΝ — target, a target, goal, a goal, mark, a mark, aim, an aim
- ΣΚΟΠΟΣ — goal, mark, aim, a goal, a mark, a watchman, a guard, a scout
- ΣΚΟΠΟΥ — (of) goal, (of) mark, (of) aim, (of) watchman, (of) sentinel
- ΣΚΟΠΟΥΣ — aim, goal, mark, object, a watchman, a guard, a scout
- ΣΚΟΠΟΥΤΕΣ — unknown, possibly a misspelling
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