verb
episkeptemō
Greekἐπισκέπτομαι (episkeptomai)
Strong’sG1980
I look upon, visit, look out, select
stem episkept-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books8 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| episkeptesōἐπισκέπτῃ | happening now · youpresent middle 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× |
| episkepterōἐπισκέπτεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptemō | episkepteme | episkeptemi | episkeptema | episkeptemē | episkeptemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptesō1×ἐπισκέπτῃ | episkeptese | episkeptesi | episkeptesa | episkeptesē | episkepteselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptetō | episkeptete | episkepteti1×ἐπισκέψεται | episkepteta3×ἐπεσκέψατο | episkeptetē | episkeptetelē |
| we 1st person plural | episkeptenō | episkeptene | episkepteni | episkeptena | episkeptenē | episkeptenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptevō | episkepteve | episkeptevi | episkepteva2×ἐπεσκέψασθέ | episkeptevē | episkeptevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeptelō | episkeptele | episkepteli | episkeptela | episkeptelē | episkeptelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptemeiō | episkeptemeia | episkeptemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | episkepteseiō | episkepteseia | episkepteseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkepteteiō | episkepteteia | episkepteteiē |
| we 1st person plural | episkepteneiō | episkepteneia1×ἐπισκεψώμεθα | episkepteneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkepteveiō | episkepteveia | episkepteveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | episkepteleiō | episkepteleia | episkepteleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptesōr | episkeptesar | episkeptesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptetōr | episkeptetar | episkeptetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptevōr | episkeptevar1×ἐπισκέψασθε | episkeptevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | episkeptelōr | episkeptelar | episkeptelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | episkeptemoiō | episkeptemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | episkeptesoiō | episkeptesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | episkeptetoiō | episkeptetoia |
| we 1st person plural | episkeptenoiō | episkeptenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | episkeptevoiō | episkeptevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | episkepteloiō | episkepteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | episkepterō1×ἐπισκέπτεσθαι | episkepteri | episkeptera1×ἐπισκέψασθαι | episkepterē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | episkepterōtos | episkepteritos | episkepteratos | episkepterētos |
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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
episkeptesō“care for”happening now · youpresent middle indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 2:6“care for”diamartureta de pou tinos legarōtos; Tinem atō anthrōpos hoti mimnēskesō autou, ē huios anthrōpou hoti episkeptesō auton?But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
episkepteti“visit”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 1:78“visit”dia splanchneim eleseu theou nu, en hei episkepteti nin anatolas ek hupseu,because of the tender mercy of our 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“visited”Eulogētos kurios tos theos tou Israēl, hoti episkepteta kai poiata lutrōsian to lao autou,“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
Luke 7:16“visited”lambata de fobos pantoin, kai doxazale ton theon legarōtois hoti Profētos megos egeirita en ni, kai hoti Episkepteta tos theos ton laon autou.A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
Acts 15:14“concerned”Sumeōn exēgeta kathōs prōtem tos theos episkepteta lambara ek ethneiu laon te onome autou.Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
episkepteva“visit”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 25:36“visited”gumnos kai periballava min, asthenama kai episkepteva min, en fulaka eme kai erchava pros min.I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
Matthew 25:43“visit”xenos eme kai ouk sunagava min, gumnos kai ouk periballava min, asthenon kai en fulaka kai ouk episkepteva min.I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, 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“visit”Meta de tinain hēmerain legata pros Barnabaon Paulos; Epistrefaratois dē episkepteneia toin adelfoin kata politan pantan en hai katangellana ton logon tou kuriou, pōs echalō.Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
episkeptevar“select”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 6:3“select”episkeptevar de, adelfoir, anēroin ek vu marturirōtoin hepta plēroin pneumeu kai sofiau, hoin kathistanani epi tau chreiau houtau;Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them
episkepterō“visit”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×
James 1:27“visit”thrēskeias katharas kai amiantas para to theo kai patēro houtas atō, episkepterō orfanoin kai chērain en ta thlipsia autoiu, aspilon heauton tērarō apo tou kosmou.Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
episkeptera“visit”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Acts 7:23“visit”Hōs de plērite auto tesserakontaetos chronos, anabainata epi tan kardian autou episkeptera toin adelfoin autou toin huioin Israēl.When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.