Strong's Concordance episkopeó: to look upon, fig. to care for Original Word: ἐπισκοπέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: episkopeó Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-skop-eh'-o) Short Definition: I exercise oversight, care for Definition: I exercise oversight, care for, visit. HELPS Word-studies 1983 episkopéō (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting," intensifying 4648 /skopéō, "look intently") – properly, focus on, look at with real (caring) interest. The prefix (epi) implies "looking with fitting, apt concern," a looking on that requires what that naturally leads to. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1983: ἐπισκοπέωἐπισκοπέω, ἐπισκόπω; to look upon, inspect, oversee, look after, care for: spoken of the care of the church which rested upon the presbyters, 1 Peter 5:2 (T WH omit) (with τήν ἐκκλησίαν added, Ignatius ad Rom. 9, 1 [ET]); followed by μή (which see II. 1 a.) equivalent to Latincaveo, to look carefully, beware: Hebrews 12:15. (Often by Greek writings from Aeschylus down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance look diligently, take the oversight. From epi and skopeo; to oversee; by implication, to beware -- look diligently, take the oversight. see GREEK epi see GREEK skopeo Forms and Transliterations επισκοπείν επισκοπείται επισκοπείτω επισκοπουντες επισκοπούντες ἐπισκοποῦντες επισκοπών episkopountes episkopoûntesLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 19832 Occurrences ἐπισκοποῦντες — 2 Occ. Hebrews 12:15 V-PPA-NMP GRK: ἐπισκοποῦντες μή τις NAS: See to it that no one KJV: Looking diligently lest any man INT: looking earnestly lest any 1 Peter 5:2 V-PPA-NMP |