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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 - Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!"
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:11 - We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies."
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:14 - But Joseph told them, "It is just as I said to you: You are spies!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:31 - But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:34 - But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.'"
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:4 - David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:10 - Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said, "When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume that Absalom rules in Hebron."
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