Greek verb · G4648
σκοπέω
skopeoskop-eh'-o
to watch out
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: skopéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4648is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4648
to take aim at (spy), i.e. (figuratively) regard
The King James renders it: consider, take heed, look at (on), mark.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
skopeo is rendered "to watch out". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Two of the uses stand in Philippians, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 11:35Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
Luke 11:35σκόπει
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's six uses are in Philippians.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- considering2
- are looking at1
- do observe1
- do take heed1
- to watch out for1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| σκοπός | skopos | goal | Uses1 |
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- σκόπει1
- σκοπεῖν1
- σκοπεῖτε1
- σκοποῦντες1
- σκοπούντων1
- σκοπῶν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural1V-PAM-2P
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular1V-PAM-2S
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-PAP-GPM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-PAP-NSM
Luke
one use
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
- σκόπειskopeiverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do take heed
Romans
one use
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
- σκοπεῖνskopeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to watch out for
2 Corinthians
one use
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
- σκοπούντωνskopountonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: are looking at
Galatians
one use
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- σκοπῶνskoponverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: considering
Philippians
two uses
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
- σκοποῦντεςskopountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: considering
Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
- σκοπεῖτεskopeiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do observe
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.