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κατασκοπέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κατασκοπέω
Greek transliteration: 
kataskopeō
Simplified transliteration: 
kataskopeo
Principal Parts: 
-, κατεσκόπησα -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2684
GK Number: 
2945
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to spy on, lie in wait for
Definition: 
to view closely and accurately; to spy out, Gal. 2:4*

Greek-English Concordance for

Galatians 2:4 This matter came up because of some false brothers secretly brought in — they had slipped in to spy out (kataskopēsai | κατασκοπῆσαι | aor act inf ) the freedom we have in Christ Jesus so that they might make slaves of us —