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Strong's G4649 σκοπός (skopos)

Skopos means “mark” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4649 — muppim in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4649
Language Greek
Linked Usages 26
Books 15

Strong's G4649 Quick Answer

Strong's G4649 σκοπός (skopos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. skopos (skop-os') n. 1. a watch (sentry or scout) 2. (by implication) a goal It has 26 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include watchman, said, man, went, and king. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
skopos (skop-os') n. 1. a watch (sentry or scout) 2. (by implication) a goal
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
watchman, said, man, went, and king

Meaning and Definition

skopos (skop-os') n. 1. a watch (sentry or scout) 2. (by implication) a goal [from skeptomai "to peer about" ("skeptic") (perhaps akin to G4626 through the idea of concealment)] KJV: mark Compare: G4629 See also: G4626

Original Word
σκοπός
Transliteration
skopos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4649. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

goal

Usage: σκοπός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for צָפָה ;] __1. a watcher, watchman (Eze.3:17, al.). __2. a mark on which to fix the eye (Wis.5:12, 21, al.). Metaphorical, of an aim or object: Php.3:14.† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

watchman said man went king set god running mark shalt people came

How Strong's G4649 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4649 (σκοπός) appears 28 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4649 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4649 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Philippians 3:14 KJV

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Strong's G4649 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Leviticus 26:1 Septuagint / Brenton

I am the Lord your God: ye shall not make to yourselves gods made with hands, or graven; neither shall ye rear up a pillar for yourselves, neither shall ye set up a stone for an object in your land to worship it: I am the Lord your God.

1 Kingdoms 14:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And the watchmen of Saul beheld in Gibeah of Benjamin, and, behold, the army was thrown into confusion on every side.

2 Kingdoms 13:34 Septuagint / Brenton

And Absalom escaped: and the young man the watchman lifted up his eyes, and looked; and, behold, much people went in the way behind him from the side of the mountain in the descent: and the watchman came and told the king, and said, I have seen men by the way of Horonaim, by the side of the mountain.

Strong's G4649 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 4:5 Septuagint / Brenton

he went to the king, not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but seeking the good of all, both public and private:

Wisdom of Solomon 5:12 Septuagint / Brenton

Or like as when an arrow is shot at a mark, It parteth the air, which immediately cometh together again, So that a man cannot know where it went through:

Wisdom of Solomon 5:21 Septuagint / Brenton

Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; And from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark.

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4649.

Leviticus 26:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am the Lord your God: ye shall not make to yourselves gods made with hands, or graven; neither shall ye rear up a pillar for yourselves, neither shall ye set up a stone for an object in your land to worship it: I am the Lord your God.
1 Kingdoms 14:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the watchmen of Saul beheld in Gibeah of Benjamin, and, behold, the army was thrown into confusion on every side.
2 Kingdoms 13:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Absalom escaped: and the young man the watchman lifted up his eyes, and looked; and, behold, much people went in the way behind him from the side of the mountain in the descent: and the watchman came and told the king, and said, I have seen men by the way of Horonaim, by the side of the mountain.
2 Kingdoms 18:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone before him.
2 Kingdoms 18:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the watchman cried out, and reported to the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And the man came and drew near.
2 Kingdoms 18:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman cried at the gate, and said, And look, another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings glad tidings.
2 Kingdoms 18:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and will come to report glad tidings.
4 Kingdoms 9:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there went up a watchman upon the tower of Jezreel, and saw the dust made by Jehu as he approached; and he said, I see dust. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Peace.
4 Kingdoms 9:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there went a horseman to meet them, and said, Thus says the king, Peace. And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn behind me. And the watchman reported, saying, The messenger came up to them, and has not returned.
4 Kingdoms 9:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the watchman reported, saying, He came up to them, and has not returned: and the driver drives Jehu the son of Nimshi, for it is with furious haste.
Job 16:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When I was at peace he distracted me: He took me by the hair of the head, and plucked it out: He set me up as a mark.
Isaiah 21:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus said the Lord to me, Go and station a watchman for thyself, and declare whatever thou shalt see.
Jeremiah 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have set watchmen over you, saying, Hear ye the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hear it.
Lamentations 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has bent his bow, And set me as a mark for the arrow.
Ezekiel 3:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel; and thou shalt hear a word of my mouth, and shalt threaten them from me.
Ezekiel 33:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and thou shalt say to them, On whatsoever land I shall bring a sword, and the people of the land take one man of them, and set him for their watchman:
Ezekiel 33:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if the watchman see the sword coming, and do not sound the trumpet, and the people do not watch; and the sword come, and take a soul from among them, that soul is taken because of its iniquity; but the blood thereof will I require at the watchman’s hand.
Ezekiel 33:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou, son of man, I have set thee as a watchman to the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear a word from my mouth.
Hosea 9:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The watchman of Ephraim was with God: the prophet is a crooked snare in all his ways: they have established madness in the house of God.
Hosea 9:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I found Israel as grapes in the wilderness, and I saw their fathers as an early watchman in a fig tree: they went in to Baal-peor, and were shamefully estranged, and the abominable became as the beloved.
Nahum 3:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All thy strongholds are as fig trees having watchers: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.
Philippians 3:14 New Testament, KJV
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
2 Maccabees 4:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
he went to the king, not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but seeking the good of all, both public and private:
Wisdom of Solomon 5:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Or like as when an arrow is shot at a mark, It parteth the air, which immediately cometh together again, So that a man cannot know where it went through:
Wisdom of Solomon 5:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; And from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark.
Wisdom of Sirach 37:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For a man’s mind is sometime wont to tell him more Than seven watchmen, that sit above in a high tower.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4649, grouped by book.

Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4649 FAQ

What does skopos (σκοπός) mean?

Skopos (Strong's G4649) is a Greek word most simply glossed "mark". skopos (skop-os') n. 1. a watch (sentry or scout) 2. (by implication) a goal

How many times is skopos (σκοπός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's G4649 across 15 books.

Where can I study skopos (σκοπός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4649 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate skopos (σκοπός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as watchman, said, man, went, king, and set. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4649 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 21 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4649, with linked reader references where each row is available.