ἘΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΕΣΘΑΙ, ἐπισκεπτεσθαι
EPISKEPTESTHAI, episkeptesthai
Sounds Like: ep-ee-SKEP-tes-thai
Translations: to visit, to look after, to care for, to inspect, to examine, to oversee
From the root: ἘΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to visit, to look after, or to care for. It can also imply inspecting or examining something or someone. It is often used in the context of showing concern or providing oversight. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἘΠΙ (epi, meaning 'upon' or 'over') and the verb ΣΚΕΠΤΟΜΑΙ (skeptomai, meaning 'to look' or 'to examine').
Inflection: Present, Infinitive, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G1980 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:73
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- James — 1:27
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΣΚΕΠΤΑΙ — has been visited, has been looked after, has been cared for, has been inspected, has been overseen
- ἘΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΕΣΘΕ — you visit, you look after, you care for, you inspect
- ἘΠΙΣΚΕΠΤΟΜΑΙ — to visit, to look after, to inspect, to care for, to examine
- ἘΠΙΣΚΕΨΟΜΕΝΟΣ — about to visit, about to look after, about to inspect, about to care for
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