Episkopeo means “look diligently” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1983 — halak (“custom”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1983 ἐπισκοπέω (episkopeo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. episkopeo (ep-ee-skop-eh'-o) v. 1. to oversee, inspect 2. (by implication) to beware It has 7 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include looking and oversight. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
episkopeo (ep-ee-skop-eh'-o) v. 1. to oversee, inspect 2. (by implication) to beware [from G1909 and G4648] KJV: look diligently, take the oversight Root(s): G1909, G4648
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1983. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to oversee/care for
Usage: ἐπι-σκοπέω, -ῶ [in LXX for פָּקַד ni., etc. ;] __1. to look upon, observe, examine: before μή, Heb.12:16. __2. As ἐπισκέπτομαι in LXX, NT, to visit, care for: 1Pe.5:2 (R, txt.; WH cm.; Cremer, 527).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render episkopeo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G1983 (ἐπισκοπέω) appears 5 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
5 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.
A land which the Lord thy God surveys continually, the eyes of the Lord thy God are upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
And the men were faithfully engaged in the works: and over them were superintendents, Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of Kohath, appointed to oversee; and every Levite, and everyone that understood how to play on musical instruments.
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1983.
Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.
A land which the Lord thy God surveys continually, the eyes of the Lord thy God are upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
And the men were faithfully engaged in the works: and over them were superintendents, Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of Kohath, appointed to oversee; and every Levite, and everyone that understood how to play on musical instruments.
But Mordecai used to walk every day by the women’s court, to see what would become of Esther.
The fear of the Lord is life to a man: And he shall lodge without fear in places where knowledge is not seen.
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
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Episkopeo (Strong's G1983) is a Greek word most simply glossed "look diligently". episkopeo (ep-ee-skop-eh'-o) v. 1. to oversee, inspect 2. (by implication) to beware
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's G1983 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1983 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as looking and oversight. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G1983, with linked reader references where each row is available.