◄ 1980. episkeptomai ►
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: I look upon, visit, look out, select. Meaning: To look upon, to visit, to inspect, to examine with the intent of helping or caring for. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek preposition ἐπί (epi, meaning "upon" or "over") and the verb σκέπτομαι (skeptomai, meaning "to look" or "to examine"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H6485 פָּקַד (paqad): This Hebrew verb shares a similar range of meanings, including to visit, to attend to, to muster, or to appoint. It is often used in the Old Testament to describe God's visitation, whether in blessing or judgment, as well as human acts of oversight or care. Usage: The verb ἐπισκέπτομαι is used in the New Testament to describe the act of visiting or inspecting, often with a sense of care, oversight, or providing aid. It can refer to God's visitation in terms of divine intervention or judgment, as well as human acts of visiting others, particularly in contexts of providing care or support. Context: The Greek verb ἐπισκέπτομαι appears in several New Testament passages, conveying a sense of intentional visitation or oversight. It is often used in contexts where the act of visiting is associated with care, compassion, or divine intervention. In Luke 1:68, Zechariah praises God, saying, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people." Here, ἐπισκέπτομαι is used to describe God's gracious intervention in the history of Israel through the coming of the Messiah. In Matthew 25:36, Jesus speaks of the righteous visiting the sick and imprisoned, saying, "I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me." The use of ἐπισκέπτομαι highlights the importance of compassionate care and personal involvement in the lives of those in need. Acts 15:14 recounts how God "visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for His name." This visitation signifies God's active role in extending salvation beyond the Jewish people to include the Gentiles, demonstrating His inclusive plan of redemption. The verb also appears in James 1:27, where true religion is defined as "to visit orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world." Here, ἐπισκέπτομαι underscores the practical outworking of faith through acts of mercy and care for the vulnerable. Overall, ἐπισκέπτομαι conveys a sense of purposeful and compassionate engagement, whether it is God visiting His people with salvation or believers visiting others with acts of kindness and support. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1980: ἐπισκέπτομαι ἐπισκέπτομαι; future 3 person singular ἐπισκέψεται, Luke 1:78 Tr 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 to to 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 infinitive Acts 15:14; absolutely (Sir. 32:21 (Sir. 35:21)) yet with a statement of the effect and definite blessing added, Luke 1:68; ἐπεσκέψατο (WH Tr marginal reading ἐπισκέψεται) ἡμᾶς ἀνατολή ἐξ ὕψους a light from on high hath looked (others, shall look) upon us (cf. our the 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: ἐπισκευάζω ἐπισκευάζω: 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 21:15 L T Tr WH, for R G ἀποσκευασάμενοι (which see in its place). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance visit, look out for Middle voice from epi and the base of skopos; to inspect, i.e. (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve -- look out, visit. see GREEK epi see GREEK skopos 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 episképtesthai Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 25:36 V-AIM-2P GRK: ἠσθένησα καὶ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με ἐν NAS: Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, KJV: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was INT: I was sick and you visited me in Matthew 25:43 V-AIM-2P GRK: καὶ οὐκ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με NAS: and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' KJV: prison, and ye visited me not. INT: and not you did visit me Luke 1:68 V-AIM-3S GRK: Ἰσραήλ ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν NAS: of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished KJV: for he hath visited and INT: of Israel because he visited and performed Luke 1:78 V-FIM-3S GRK: ἐν οἷς ἐπισκέψεται ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ NAS: from on high will visit us, KJV: from on high hath visited us, INT: in which has visited us [the] sunrise Luke 7:16 V-AIM-3S GRK: καὶ ὅτι Ἐπεσκέψατο ὁ θεὸς NAS: us! and, God has visited His people! KJV: That God hath visited his people. INT: and Has visited God Acts 6:3 V-AMM-2P GRK: ἐπισκέψασθε δέ ἀδελφοί NAS: brethren, select from among KJV: brethren, look ye out among INT: Select therefore brothers Acts 7:23 V-ANM GRK: καρδίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπισκέψασθαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς NAS: his mind to visit his brethren, KJV: his heart to visit his brethren INT: mind of him to look upon the brothers Acts 15:14 V-AIM-3S GRK: ὁ θεὸς ἐπεσκέψατο λαβεῖν ἐξ NAS: first concerned Himself about taking KJV: at the first did visit the Gentiles, INT: God visited to take out of Acts 15:36 V-ASM-1P GRK: Ἐπιστρέψαντες δὴ ἐπισκεψώμεθα τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς NAS: Let us return and visit the brethren KJV: Let us go again and visit our INT: Having turned back indeed let us look after the brothers Hebrews 2:6 V-PIM/P-2S GRK: ἀνθρώπου ὅτι ἐπισκέπτῃ αὐτόν NAS: OF MAN, THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HIM? KJV: of man, that thou visitest him? INT: of man that you care for him James 1:27 V-PNM/P GRK: αὕτη ἐστίν ἐπισκέπτεσθαι ὀρφανοὺς καὶ NAS: is this: to visit orphans KJV: is this, To visit the fatherless and INT: this is to visit orphans and Strong's Greek 1980 11 Occurrences ἐπεσκέψασθέ — 2 Occ. ἐπεσκέψατο — 3 Occ. ἐπισκέψασθαι — 1 Occ. ἐπισκέψασθε — 1 Occ. ἐπισκέψεται — 1 Occ. ἐπισκεψώμεθα — 1 Occ. ἐπισκέπτῃ — 1 Occ. ἐπισκέπτεσθαι — 1 Occ.