To spy
κατασκοπέωStrong’s G2684kataskopeō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Kataskopeō is the Greek word usually translated “spy out”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:”
Meaning
Usually translated “spy out”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to spy out 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
κατασκοπέω kataskopeō · to spy
κατα-σκοπέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 4Ki.10:3, 1Ch.19:3 (רָגַל pi.), 1Ma.5:38 (A)* ;] to view closely, inspect, spy out: with accusative, Gal.2:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “spy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPY, noun
- A person sent into an enemys camp to inspect their works, ascertain their works, ascertain their strength and their intentions, to watch their movements, and secretly communicate intelligence to the proper officer.
- A person deputed to watch the conduct of others.
- One who watches the conduct of others.
All definitions and other forms of “spy”
SPY, verb transitive
- To see; to gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment.
- To discover by close search or examination; as, a lawyer in examining the pleadings in a case, spies a defect.
- To explore; to view, inspect and examine secretly; as a country; usually with out.“Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof” Numbers 21:32
SPY, verb intransitive
To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
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.