Episképtomai — G1980

Definition

verb

to inspect, i.e. (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve

1. τινα, in order to see how he is, i. e. to visit, go to see one
2. Hebraistically, to look upon in order to help or to benefit, equivalent to to look after, have a care for, provide for, of God
3. to look (about) for, look out

Usually translated as

visit, look out

Origin

middle voice from G1909 and the base of G4649

• epí (G1909)
• skopós (G4649)

Occurrences

Episképtomai occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Luke (3), Acts (4), Hebrews (1), James (1)

• Matthew 25:36 — Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited (ἐπεσκέψασθέ) me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
• Matthew 25:43 — I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited (ἐπεσκέψασθέ) me not.
• Luke 1:68 — Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited (ἐπεσκέψατο) and redeemed his people,
• Luke 1:78 — Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited (ἐπεσκέψατο) us,
• Luke 7:16 — And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited (ἐπεσκέψατο) his people.
• Acts 6:3 — Wherefore, brethren, look ye out (ἐπισκέψασθε) among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
• Acts 7:23 — And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit (ἐπισκέψασθαι) his brethren the children of Israel.
• Acts 15:14 — Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit (ἐπεσκέψατο) the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
• Acts 15:36 — And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit (ἐπισκεψώμεθα) our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
• Hebrews 2:6 — But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest (ἐπισκέπτῃ) him?
• James 1:27 — Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit (ἐπισκέπτεσθαι) the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.