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To observe

ἐποπτεύωStrong’s G2029

epopteuō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Epopteuō is the Greek word usually translated “having witnessed”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.”
1 Peter 2:12 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having witnessed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having witnessed 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Peter 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐποπτεύω epopteuō · to observe

ἐπ-οπτεύω [in Sm.: Psa.10:14 33:13 * ;] to watch (in Hom., as an overseer; cf Ps, ll. with), look upon: 1Pe.2:12 3:2.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “observe” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

OBSERVE, verb transitive

obzerv'. [Latin observo; ob and servo, to keep or hold. The sense is to hold in view, or to keep the eyes on.]

  1. To see or behold with some attention; to notice; as, to observe a halo round the moon; I observed a singular phenomenon; we observe strangers or their dress.
  2. To take notice or cognizance of by the intellect.
  3. To utter or express, as a remark, opinion or sentiment; to remark.
  4. To keep religiously; to celebrate.“A night to be much observed to the Lord” Exodus 12:42“Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread” Exodus 12:17“Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years” Galatians 4:10
All definitions and other forms of “observe”
  1. To keep or adhere to in practice; to comply with; to obey; as, to observe the laws of the state; to observe the rules and regulations of a society.“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” Matthew 28:20
  2. To practice.

OBSERVE, verb intransitive

observ'.

  1. To remark.
  2. To be attentive.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.