ΣΚΕΨΙΣ, σκεψις
SKEPSIS, skepsis
Sounds Like: SKEP-sis
Translations: consideration, a consideration, examination, a examination, deliberation, a deliberation, reflection, a reflection
From the root: ΣΚΕΨΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of considering, examining, or deliberating. It implies a careful and thoughtful process of looking into something or thinking about a matter. It can be used in contexts where a thorough investigation or a deep thought process is required.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4649 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:141
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 1:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΕΨΙΣ.
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.
- ἨΣΚΕΨΙΣ — inquiry, an inquiry, examination, an examination, consideration, a consideration, deliberation, a deliberation
- ΗΣΚΕΨΙΣ — consideration, a consideration, deliberation, a deliberation, examination, an examination, reflection, a reflection, doubt, a doubt
- ΣΚΕΨΕΙ — thought, consideration, examination, a thought, a consideration, an examination
- ΣΚΕΨΕΩΣ — of consideration, of examination, of deliberation, of inquiry, of reflection
- ΣΚΕΨΙΝ — consideration, a consideration, examination, an examination, deliberation, a deliberation, inquiry, an inquiry
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