King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2684
Transliteration: kataskopeō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-as-kop-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to view closely, spy out
Meaning: to view closely, spy out
κατασκοπέω, κατασκόπω: 1 aorist infinitive κατασκοπῆσαι; to inspect, view closely, in order to spy out and plot against: τί, Galatians 2:4; (of a reconnoitre or treacherous examination, 2 Samuel 10:3; Joshua 2:2; 1 Chronicles 19:3; Euripides, Hel. 1607 (1623); so used, especially in middle, in the other Greek writings from Xenophon down).
Word Summary
kataskopeō: to view closely, spy out
Original Word: κατασκοπέωTransliteration: kataskopeō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-as-kop-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to view closely, spy out
Meaning: to view closely, spy out
Strong's Concordance
spy out. From kataskopos; to be a sentinel, i.e. To inspect insidiously -- spy out.
see GREEK kataskopos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2684: κατασκοπέωκατασκοπέω, κατασκόπω: 1 aorist infinitive κατασκοπῆσαι; to inspect, view closely, in order to spy out and plot against: τί, Galatians 2:4; (of a reconnoitre or treacherous examination, 2 Samuel 10:3; Joshua 2:2; 1 Chronicles 19:3; Euripides, Hel. 1607 (1623); so used, especially in middle, in the other Greek writings from Xenophon down).