verb
epopteuamō
Strong’sG2029
I am an eyewitness of, behold
stem epopteu-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
** ἐπ-οπτεύω
[in Sm.: Ps 9:35 (10:14) 32 (33:13) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2029 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(ἐπόπτης) overlook, watch, of an overseer, ἔργα τ᾽ ἐποπτεύεσκε Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁ πάντ᾽ ἐ. τάδε ἥλιοςRefs 5th c.BC+
2 visit, punish, κότῳ Refs 4th c.BC+
3 absolutely, keep watch, οἱ περὶ τοὺς νόμους ἐποπτεύοντες Refs 5th c.BC+
II become an ἐπόπτης, be admitted to the highest gkade at the mysteries, Refs 1st c.AD+: with accusative, view as an ἐπόπτης, Refs 5th c.BC+: proverbial, of attaining to the highest earthly happiness, ἐποπτεύειν δοκῶ Refs 5th c.BC+
III study, meditate on, with dative, καθαρῇσιν ἐ. μελέτῃσιν Refs 5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epopteuarōntoisἐποπτεύοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | see | 1× |
| epopteuarantoisἐποπτεύσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | see | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epopteuamō | epopteuame | epopteuami | epopteuama | epopteuamē | epopteuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epopteuasō | epopteuase | epopteuasi | epopteuasa | epopteuasē | epopteuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epopteuatō | epopteuate | epopteuati | epopteuata | epopteuatē | epopteuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epopteuanō | epopteuane | epopteuani | epopteuana | epopteuanē | epopteuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epopteuavō | epopteuave | epopteuavi | epopteuava | epopteuavē | epopteuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epopteualō | epopteuale | epopteuali | epopteuala | epopteualē | epopteualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epopteuameiō | epopteuameia | epopteuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epopteuaseiō | epopteuaseia | epopteuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epopteuateiō | epopteuateia | epopteuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epopteuaneiō | epopteuaneia | epopteuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epopteuaveiō | epopteuaveia | epopteuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epopteualeiō | epopteualeia | epopteualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epopteuasōr | epopteuasar | epopteuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epopteuatōr | epopteuatar | epopteuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epopteuavōr | epopteuavar | epopteuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epopteualōr | epopteualar | epopteualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epopteuamoiō | epopteuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epopteuasoiō | epopteuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epopteuatoiō | epopteuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epopteuanoiō | epopteuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epopteuavoiō | epopteuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epopteualoiō | epopteualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epopteuarō | epopteuari | epopteuara | epopteuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epopteuarōntos1× | epopteuarintos | epopteuarantos1× | epopteuarēntos |
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
epopteu 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epopteuarōntois“see”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 2:12… hōs kakopoioiu, ek teiu kaleiu ergeiu epopteuarōntois doxazaleia ton theon en hēmera episkopau.… slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God …
epopteuarantois“see”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 3:2epopteuarantois tan en fobo hagnan anastrofan vu.when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.