Lexical Definition
σκιρτάω skirtáō (skeer-tah'-o) to leap G:V
akin to
leap (for joy).
- to jump, i.e. sympathetically move (as the quickening of a fetus)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐσκίρτησεν | leaped | Luke.1.41 • Luke.1.44 |
| σκιρτήσετε | shall leap | LXX.Mal.4.2 |
| σκιρτήσατε | do leap for joy | Luke.6.23 |
| εσκιρτήσατε | leaped | LXX.Ps.114.6 |
| εσκιρτάτε | you leaped | LXX.Jer.50.11 |
| εσκίρτων | leaped | LXX.Gen.25.22 |
| εσκίρτησαν | leap | LXX.Joel.1.17 |
| leaped | LXX.Ps.114.4 |
Abbott-Smith
σκιρτάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Ge 25:22 (רצץ hithpo.), Ps 113 (114):4, 6 (רקד), etc. ;]
to leap: Lk 1:41, 44 6:23.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 25:22 |
| Psalms | 114:4 · 114:6 |
| Luke | 1:41 · 1:44 · 6:23 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σκιρτάω-άω,
Ionic dialect σκιρτάω-έω [Refs 3rd c.AD+] — _frequentative verb_ of σκαίρω, spring, leap, bound, of young horses, αἱ δ᾽ ὅτε μὲν σκιρτάωῷεν ἐπὶ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν.., ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε δὴ σ. ἐπ᾽ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of goats, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of the Bacchae, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἅλλεσθαι καὶ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also of wind, σκιρτάωᾷ δ᾽ ἀνέμων πνεύματα πάντων [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, to be skittish, unruly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]