verb
episkeptomō
Strong’sG1980
I look upon, visit, look out, select
stem episkept-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπι-σκέπτομαι
(late form of ἐπισκοπέω, q.v.), [in LXX very freq., chiefly for פָּקַד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1980 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
={ἐπισκοπέω}, Refs 5th c.BC+
2. pass in review: hence, number a host, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| episkeptosōἐπισκέπτῃ | happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular | care for | 1× |
| episkeptetiἐπισκέψεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | visit | 1× |
| episkeptetaἐπεσκέψατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | visited | 3× |
| episkeptevaἐπεσκέψασθέ | happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural | visit | 2× |
| episkepteneiaἐπισκεψώμεθα | happened · weaorist middle subjunctive 1st person plural | visit | 1× |
| episkeptevarἐπισκέψασθε | happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural | select | 1× |
| episkeptorōἐπισκέπτεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | visit | 1× |
| episkepteraἐπισκέψασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | visit | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 7 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptomō | episkeptome | episkeptomē | episkeptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptosō1×ἐπισκέπτῃ | episkeptose | episkeptosē | episkeptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptotō | episkeptote | episkeptotē | episkeptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | episkeptonō | episkeptone | episkeptonē | episkeptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptovō | episkeptove | episkeptovē | episkeptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeptolō | episkeptole | episkeptolē | episkeptolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptemi | episkeptema |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptesi | episkeptesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkepteti1×ἐπισκέψεται | episkepteta3×ἐπεσκέψατο |
| we 1st person plural | episkepteni | episkeptena |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptevi | episkepteva2×ἐπεσκέψασθέ |
| they 3rd person plural | episkepteli | episkeptela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptomeiō | episkeptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptoseiō | episkeptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptoteiō | episkeptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | episkeptoneiō | episkeptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptoveiō | episkeptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeptoleiō | episkeptoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | episkepteseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkepteteia |
| we 1st person plural | episkepteneia1×ἐπισκεψώμεθα |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkepteveia |
| they 3rd person plural | episkepteleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptosōr | episkeptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptotōr | episkeptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptovōr | episkeptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeptolōr | episkeptolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptevar1×ἐπισκέψασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeptelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | episkeptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeptoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptetoia |
| we 1st person plural | episkeptenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | episkepteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | episkeptorō1×ἐπισκέπτεσθαι | episkeptorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | episkepteri | episkeptera1×ἐπισκέψασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | episkeptorōntos | episkeptorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | episkepterintos | episkepterantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
episkept is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
episkeptosō“care for”happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 2:6… mimnēskosō autou, ē huios anthrōpou hoti episkeptosō auton?… the son of man that You care for him?
episkepteti“visit”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:78… splanchneim eleseu theou nu, en hei episkepteti nin anatolas ek hupseu,… God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
episkepteta“visited”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular3×
Luke 1:68… kurios tos theos tou Israēl, hoti episkepteta kai poiata lutrōsian to lao autou,… God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
Luke 7:16… megos egerita en ni, kai hoti Episkepteta tos theos ton laon autou.… among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
Acts 15:14“concerned”Sumeōn exēgeta kathōs prōtem tos theos episkepteta labara ek ethneiu laon te onome …… told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be …
episkepteva“visit”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 25:36gumnos kai peribalava min, asthenama kai episkepteva min, en fulaka ome kai erchava …… I was in prison and you visited Me.’
Matthew 25:43“visit”… asthenos kai en fulaka kai ouk episkepteva min.… I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
episkepteneia“visit”happened · weaorist middle subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Acts 15:36… legata pros Barnabon Paulos; Epistrefarantois dē episkepteneia toin adelfoin kata polan pantan en …… Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where …
episkeptevar“select”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 6:3episkeptevar de, adelfoir, androin ek vu marturorōntoin …Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed …
episkeptorō“visit”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
James 1:27“visit”… to theo kai patro houtas atō, episkeptorō orfanoin kai chērain en ta thlipsia …… before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to …
episkeptera“visit”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Acts 7:23… chronos, anabainata epi tan kardian autou episkeptera toin adelfoin autou toin huioin Israēl.… forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.