Strong's Lexicon
episkeptomai: To visit, to look after, to care for
Original Word:ἐπισκέπτομαι
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:episkeptomai
Pronunciation:eh-pee-SKEP-toh-my
Phonetic Spelling:(ep-ee-skep'-tom-ahee)
Definition:To visit, to look after, to care for
Meaning:I look upon, visit, look out, select.
Word Origin:From the Greek preposition ἐπί (epi, meaning "upon" or "over") and the verb σκέπτομαι (skeptomai, meaning "to look" or "to consider").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of visiting or overseeing is פָּקַד (paqad), which can mean to attend to, visit, muster, or appoint.
Usage:The verb ἐπισκέπτομαι primarily means "to visit" or "to look after" with an implication of care and concern. It is used in the New Testament to describe both divine and human actions of visiting or overseeing with the intent of providing help, comfort, or judgment. The term conveys a sense of intentionality and purpose in the act of visiting, often associated with compassion or responsibility.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, visiting someone was not merely a social call but often carried the connotation of providing support or assistance. This cultural understanding is reflected in the New Testament usage, where visiting is often linked with acts of mercy, care, and oversight. In Jewish tradition, visiting the sick and caring for the needy were considered acts of righteousness and piety, aligning with the biblical emphasis on love and community responsibility.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1980: ἐπισκέπτομαιἐπισκέπτομαι; future 3 person singular
ἐπισκέψεται,
Luke 1:78Tr marginal reading
WH; 1 aorist
ἐπεσκεψάμην; from
Herodotus down; the
Sept. often for
פָּקַד;
to look upon or after, to inspect, examine with the eyes;
a.τινα, in order to see how he is, i. e.to visit, go to see one:Acts 7:23;Acts 15:36, (Judges 15:1); the poor and afflicted,James 1:27; the sick,Matthew 25:36, 43, (Sir. 7:35;Xenophon, mem. 3, 11, 10;Plutarch, mor., p. 129 c. (de sanirate praecept. 15 at the beginning);Lucian, philops. 6, and in medical writers).
b. Hebraistically,to look upon in order to help or to benefit, equivalent toto look after, have a care for, provide for, of God:τινα,Luke 7:16;Hebrews 2:6 (Genesis 21:1;Exodus 4:31;Psalm 8:5;Psalm 79:15 (); Sir. 46:14; Judith 8:33, etc.); followed by a telic infinitiveActs 15:14; absolutely (Sir. 32:21 (Sir. 35:21)) yet with a statement of the effect and definite blessing added,Luke 1:68;ἐπεσκέψατο (WHTr marginal readingἐπισκέψεται)ἡμᾶςἀνατολήἐξὕψους a light from on high hath looked (others, shall look) upon us (cf. ourthe sun looks down on us, etc.), i. e. salvation from God has come to us,Luke 1:78. (In the O. T. used also in a bad sense of God as punishing,Psalm 88:33 ();Jeremiah 9:25;Jeremiah 11:22, etc.)c.to look (about) for, look out (one to choose, employ, etc.):Acts 6:3.STRONGS NT 1980a: ἐπισκευάζωἐπισκευάζω:to furnish with things necessary; middle,to furnish oneself or for oneself:ἐπισκευασάμενοι, having gathered and made ready the things necessary for the journey,Acts 21:15LTTrWH, forRGἀποσκευασάμενοι (which see in its place).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
visit, look out forMiddle voice fromepi and the base ofskopos; to inspect, i.e. (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve -- look out, visit.
see GREEKepi
see GREEKskopos
Forms and Transliterations
επέσκεμμαι επεσκεμμένοι επεσκεμμένων επεσκέπη επεσκέπησαν επέσκεπται επεσκεύασεν επεσκεψάμην επεσκέψαντο επεσκεψασθε επεσκέψασθε επεσκέψασθέ ἐπεσκέψασθέ επεσκεψατο επεσκέψατο ἐπεσκέψατο επεσκέψω επισκεπέντες επισκεπή επισκεπήναι επισκεπήσεται επισκεπτεσθαι επισκέπτεσθαι ἐπισκέπτεσθαι επισκέπτεται επισκεπτη επισκέπτη ἐπισκέπτῃ επισκεπτόμενος επισκέπτωμαι επισκέπτωνταί επισκευάζη επισκευάσαι επισκευασάμενοι επισκεφθήσεται επίσκεψαι επίσκεψαί επισκεψασθαι επισκέψασθαι ἐπισκέψασθαι επισκεψασθε επισκέψασθε ἐπισκέψασθε επισκεψάσθω επισκέψει επισκεψεται επισκέψεται ἐπισκέψεται επισκέψεως επισκέψη επισκέψηται επισκέψηταί επίσκεψιν επίσκεψις επισκέψομαι επισκέψωμαι επισκεψωμεθα ἐπισκεψώμεθα epeskepsasthe epesképsasthé epeskepsato epesképsato episkepsasthai episképsasthai episkepsasthe episképsasthe episkepsetai episképsetai episkepsometha episkepsōmetha episkepsṓmetha episkepte episkeptē episképtei episképtēi episkeptesthai episképtesthaiLinks
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