"to stoop beside; to stoop down in order to take a view, Lk. 24:12; Jn. 20:5, 11; to bestow a close and attentive look, to look intently, to penetrate, Jas. 1:25; 1 Pet. 1:12*"
Definition and meaning
to stoop beside; to stoop down in order to take a view, Lk. 24:12; Jn. 20:5, 11; to bestow a close and attentive look, to look intently, to penetrate, Jas. 1:25; 1 Pet. 1:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: παρακύπτω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of parakypto (G3879) across the King James Bible.
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.
But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
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Common questions
Strong's G3879 (parakypto) is a Greek word that means: to stoop beside; to stoop down in order to take a view, Lk. 24:12; Jn. 20:5, 11; to bestow a close and attentive look, to look intently, to penetrate, Jas. 1:25; 1 Pet. 1:12* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word parakypto (G3879) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3879 is parakypto, a Greek word defined as: to stoop beside; to stoop down in order to take a view, Lk. 24:12; Jn. 20:5, 11; to bestow a close and attentive look, to look intently, to penetrate,. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
parakypto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.