Skopós — G4649

Definition

masculine noun

perhaps akin to

1. an observer, a watchman
2. the distant mark looked at, the goal or end one has in view

Usually translated as

mark

Origin

from sképtomai (to peer about ("skeptic")

• skáptō (G4626)
• sképasma (G4629)

Occurrences

Skopós occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Philippians (1)

• Philippians 3:14 — I press toward the mark (σκοπὸν) for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.