"to view attentively, watch; to see, observe, take care, beware, Lk. 11:35; Gal. 6:1; to regard, have respect to, 2 Cor. 4:18; Phil. 2:4; to mark, note, Rom. 16:17; Phil. 3:17*"
Definition and meaning
to view attentively, watch; to see, observe, take care, beware, Lk. 11:35; Gal. 6:1; to regard, have respect to, 2 Cor. 4:18; Phil. 2:4; to mark, note, Rom. 16:17; Phil. 3:17*
In the original Greek the word is written: σκοπέω
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 skopeo (G4648) across the King James Bible.
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
While 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.
Brethren, 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.
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
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Common questions
Strong's G4648 (skopeo) is a Greek word that means: to view attentively, watch; to see, observe, take care, beware, Lk. 11:35; Gal. 6:1; to regard, have respect to, 2 Cor. 4:18; Phil. 2:4; to mark, note, Rom. 16:17; Phil. 3:17* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word skopeo (G4648) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4648 is skopeo, a Greek word defined as: to view attentively, watch; to see, observe, take care, beware, Lk. 11:35; Gal. 6:1; to regard, have respect to, 2 Cor. 4:18; Phil. 2:4; to mark, note. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
skopeo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.