King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2029
Transliteration: epopteuō
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-opt-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to look upon
Meaning: to look upon
ἐποπτεύω (participle 1 Peter 2:12 L T Tr WH); 1 aorist participle ἐποπτεύσαντες;
Word Summary
epopteuō: to look upon
Original Word: ἐποπτεύωTransliteration: epopteuō
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-opt-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to look upon
Meaning: to look upon
Strong's Concordance
observeFrom epi and a derivative of optanomai; to inspect, i.e. Watch -- behold.
see GREEK epi
see GREEK optanomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2029: ἐποπτεύωἐποπτεύω (participle 1 Peter 2:12 L T Tr WH); 1 aorist participle ἐποπτεύσαντες;
1. to be an overseer (Homer, Hesiod).
2. universally, to look upon, view attentively; to watch (Aeschylus, Demosthenes, others): τί, 1 Peter 3:2; ἐκ τίνος, namely, τήν ἀναστροφήν, 1 Peter 2:12.