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Lexicon :: Strong's G2685 - kataskopos

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κατάσκοπος
Transliteration
kataskopos (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-as'-kop-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From κατά (G2596) (intensive) and σκοπός (G4649) (in the sense of a watcher)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:417,1047

Strong’s Definitions

κατάσκοπος katáskopos, kat-as'-kop-os; from G2596 (intensive) and G4649 (in the sense of a watcher); a reconnoiterer:—spy.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2685 in the following manner: spy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2685 in the following manner: spy (1x).
  1. an inspector, a spy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατάσκοπος katáskopos, kat-as'-kop-os; from G2596 (intensive) and G4649 (in the sense of a watcher); a reconnoiterer:—spy.
STRONGS G2685:
κατάσκοπος, κατασκοπου, (κατασκέπτομαι (equivalent to κατασκοπέω)), an inspector, a spy: Hebrews 11:31. (Genesis 42:9, 11; 1 Samuel 26:4; 1 Macc. 12:26; in secular authors from Herodotus down.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
42:9; 42:11
1 Samuel
1; 26:4
Hebrews
11:31

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2685 matches the Greek κατάσκοπος (kataskopos),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9 -

Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies. You have come to see the weakness[fn] of the land.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:11 -

“We are all sons of one man. We are honest; your servants are not spies.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:14 -

Then Joseph said to them, “I have spoken:[fn] ‘You are spies! ’

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 -

“Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:31 -

“But we told him, ‘We are honest and not spies.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:34 -

“Bring back your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. I will then give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the country.’ ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:4 -

So David sent out spies and knew for certain that Saul had come.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:10 -

Then Absalom sent agents throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom has become king in Hebron! ’ ”

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