To watch out
σκοπέωStrong’s G4648skopeō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Skopeō is the Greek word usually translated “considering”, “do take heed” and “watch out for”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “considering”, “do take heed” and “watch out for”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- considering 2
- do take heed 1
- to watch out for 1
- are looking at 1
- do observe 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Philippians 2
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 16:17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
- Galatians 6:1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
- Philippians 2:4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
- Philippians 3:17Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Greek dictionary
σκοπέω skopeō · to watch out
ακοπέω, -ῶ (σκοπός), [in LXX: Est.8:13, 2Ma.4:5 * ;] to look at, behold, watch, contemplate. Metaphorical, to look to, consider: with accusative of thing(s), 2Co.4:13, Php.2:4; with accusative of person(s), Rom.16:17, Php.3:17; before μή, Luk.11:35; σεαυτόν, before μή (see M, Pr., 192), Gal.6:1 (cf. ἐπι-, κατα-σκοπέω).† SYN.: βλέπω, θεωρέω, ὁράω (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “considering” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONSIDERING, participle present
tense Fixing the mind on; meditating on; pondering; viewing with care and attention; deliberating on.
All definitions and other forms of “considering”
CONSIDERING, noun
The act of deliberating, or carefully attending to; hesitation; as, many mazed considerings.
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.