Goal
σκοπόςStrong’s G4649skopos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Skopos is the Greek word usually translated “goal”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Meaning
Usually translated “goal”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- goal 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Philippians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
σκοπός skopos · goal
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “goal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GOAL, noun
- The point set to bound a race, and to which they run; the mark.
- Any starting post.
- The end or final purpose; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or accomplish.
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.