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σκέπτομαι (skeptomai) to look about ^G:V

σκέπτομαι-τομαι,

[Refs 8th c.BC+], and Ionic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but Attic dialect writers (before [Refs 4th c.BC+] hardly ever have the present and imperfect σκέπτομαιτομαι, ἐσκεπτόμην (except [Refs 5th c.BC+], Bauer restored pluperfect προὔσκεπτο), but use σκοπῶ or σκοποῦμαι as present, and take the other tenses from σκέπτομαιτομαι, future σκέψομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; aorist ἐσκεψάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; perfect ἔσκεμμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] —but the perfect is used also in passive sense, as also some other tenses, see below [Refs]

__I look about carefully, spy, σκεψάμενος δ᾽ ἐς νῆα θοὴν ἅμα καὶ μεθ᾽ ἑταίρους [σκέπτομαιτετ᾽ ὀϊστῶν τε ῥοῖζον καὶ δοῦπον ἀκόντων">Refs 8th c.BC+] he looked after the whistling of the darts (so as to shun them), [σκέπτομαιτεο δὴ νῦν ἄλλον 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1095; σκεπτόμενος τοὺς νεκρούς 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.37 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; σκέψαι.. βόστρυχον τριχός look well at it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τιν᾽ ἐς δὲ μωρίαν ἐσκεμμένοι looking into you and seeing.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+]: followed by an Interrog., σκέπτομαιτεο νῦν.., αἴ κεν ἴδηαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, look at, examine, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σκέψασθε, παῖδες look, lads! [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 examine, τῷ δακτύλῳ τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II later of the mind, view, examine, consider, σκέψασθε.. τὴν τύχην δυοῖν βροτοῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδὲν ἐσκέφθαι δίκ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ τῶνδε σκέψαι from these facts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σκέψασθαι ἀπὸ τῶν παίδων judge by what children do, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σκέψασθε δέ· only consider, to call people's attention to a point, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by ὅτῳ τρόπῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by πῶς.., πόθεν.., πότερον.. ἤ.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by εἰ, consider whether or no, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 rarely, think or deem a thing to be so and so, καλλίω θάνατον σκεψάμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 think of beforehand, provide, σκεπτόμεθα τἀναγκαῖ᾽ ἑκάστης ἡμέρας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; prepare, premeditate, λόγους [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with infinitive, plan, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 perfect in passive sense, πάντα ἐσκεμμένα ἡτοίμασται with consideration, [Refs]; σκοπεῖτε οὖν. Answ. ἔσκεπται [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also 3 future passive ἐσκέψεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; aorist ἐσκέφθην, ες τὸ σκεφθῆναι for observation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist 2 and future [σκέπτομαιην ">Refs] (ἐπ-), σκεπήσομαι (ἐπι-), [LXX]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Num.1.19 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.20.18*}