verb
skopamō
Strong’sG4648
regard attentively, take heed
stem skop-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 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.
** ακοπέω, -ῶ
(< σκοπός), [in LXX: Es 8:13, II Mac 4:5 *;]
SYN.: βλέπω, θεωρέω, ὁράω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4648 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskop-eh'-o
to take aim at (spy), i.e. (figuratively) regard
Fromfrom G4649;
King Jamesconsider, take heed, look at (on), mark.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
used by early writers only in present and imperfect active and middle (see. below 11), the other tenses being supplied by σκέπτομαι (which see):—but in later writers we find future σκοπήσω, Refs 2nd c.AD+: aorist ἐσκόπησα Refs 4th c.BC+middle, aorist ἐσκοπησάμην (περι-) Refs 2nd c.AD+perfect ἐσκόπημαι (προαν-) Refs 1st c.AD+:—behold, contemplate (rather of particulars than of universals, of which θεωρέω is more commonly used, but οἱ τὸν ἥλιον ἐκλείποντα θεωροῦντες καὶ σκοπούμενοι Refs 5th c.BC+; examine, inspect, καταθεῖναί τι.. σκοπεῖν τῷ βουλομένῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. παραγραφάς Refs 5th c.BC+; σκοπεῖτε look out, watch, Refs 4th c.BC+: followed by a clause, σ. ὅπου.. Refs 5th c.BC+: followed by a preposition, σ. εἰς.. Refs 5th c.BC+
2 metaphorically, look to or into, consider, examine, τὰ ἑωυτοῦ σ. look to one's own affairs, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς νόμους πρὸς τοὺς τῇδε with reference to the laws here, Refs 5th c.BC+: followed by an accusative and interrogative clause, or μή.., σ. τὴν τελευτὴν κῇ ἀποβήσεται Refs 5th c.BC+: followed by an interrogative clause alone, σ. πόθεν χρὴ ἄρξασθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅπως.. Refs 5th c.BC+: sometimes with genitive person as well as accusative or clause, σκόπει δὴ τόδε αὐτῶν Refs 5th c.BC+: followed by a preposition, ἐξ ὧν ἀγγέλλουσι σκοποῦντες λογιεῖσθε τὰ εἰκότα Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν ὀρθολογίαν περί τι Refs adverb, absolutely, ὀρθῶς σRefs 5th c.BC+
3 look out for, παῦλαν Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle, used like active 1.1 (perhaps implying a more deliberate consideration), with accusative, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 =Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 =Refs 5th c.BC+
III rarely in passive, σκοπῶν καὶ σκοπούμενος ὑπ᾽ ἄλλων considering and being considered, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ λόγος.. αἰσχρὸς τοῖς σκοπουμένοις is disgraceful in the very matter considered, Refs 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| skopasōrσκόπει | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | consider | 1× |
| skopavōrσκοπεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | observe | 1× |
| skoparōσκοπεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | watch out | 1× |
| skoparōntosσκοπῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | take care | 1× |
| skoparōntoisσκοποῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | look | 1× |
| skoparōntoiuσκοπούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | look | 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 | skopamō | skopame | skopami | skopama | skopamē | skopamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | skopasō | skopase | skopasi | skopasa | skopasē | skopaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skopatō | skopate | skopati | skopata | skopatē | skopatelē |
| we 1st person plural | skopanō | skopane | skopani | skopana | skopanē | skopanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skopavō | skopave | skopavi | skopava | skopavē | skopavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | skopalō | skopale | skopali | skopala | skopalē | skopalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skopameiō | skopameia | skopameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | skopaseiō | skopaseia | skopaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skopateiō | skopateia | skopateiē |
| we 1st person plural | skopaneiō | skopaneia | skopaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | skopaveiō | skopaveia | skopaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | skopaleiō | skopaleia | skopaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | skopasōr1×σκόπει | skopasar | skopasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skopatōr | skopatar | skopatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | skopavōr1×σκοπεῖτε | skopavar | skopavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | skopalōr | skopalar | skopalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | skopamoiō | skopamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | skopasoiō | skopasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | skopatoiō | skopatoia |
| we 1st person plural | skopanoiō | skopanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | skopavoiō | skopavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | skopaloiō | skopaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skoparō1×σκοπεῖν | skopari | skopara | skoparē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | skoparōntos3×σκοπῶν | skoparintos | skoparantos | skoparēntos |
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
skop 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
skopasōr“consider”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 11:35“consider”skopasōr oun mē tem fōtem tem en …… careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
skopavōr“observe”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Philippians 3:17Summimētois mu genovōr, adelfoir, kai skopavōr toin houtōs peripatarōntoin kathōs echavō tupon …… following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the …
skoparō“watch out”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Romans 16:17Parakalamō de vin, adelfoir, skoparō toin tain dichostasiain kai teim skandaleim …Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and …
skoparōntos“take care”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Galatians 6:1“take care”… katartizavōr ton toiouton en pneume prautau, skoparōntos siauton, mē kai sis peiraziseia.… spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
skoparōntois“look”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Philippians 2:4mē teim heautoiu hekastois skoparōntois, alla kai teim heteroiu hekastois.Each of you should look not only to your own interests …
skoparōntoiu“look”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 4:18“look”mē skoparōntoiu nu teim bleporōnteim alla teim mē …So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what …