What does ἐπόπτης (epóptēs) mean in the Bible?
ἐπόπτης (epóptēs): One who observes directly; eyewitness with authority to testify, often applied to divine oversight.
Greek · G2030
ἐπόπτης
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ἐπόπτης G2030
Pronunciation epóptēs
What does ἐπόπτης (epóptēs) mean in the Bible?
ἐπόπτης (epóptēs): One who observes directly; eyewitness with authority to testify, often applied to divine oversight.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2030?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include eyewitnesses (1).
Where does ἐπόπτης (epóptēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Peter 1:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It eyewitnesses 1× 2 Peter 1:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Peter 1:16
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
2 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐπόπται 1x epoptai 2 Peter 1:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Peter 1:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. One who observes directly; eyewitness with authority to testify, often applied to divine oversight.
Strong's G2030
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 2 Peter 1:16–18 Source Gloss
a looker-on
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
One who observes directly; eyewitness with authority to testify, often applied to divine oversight.
1an overseer (LXX, ll. with).
2a spectator: 2Pe.1:16 (of ἐ. as applied to God, see parallels in Inscr., MM, Exp., xiv; of the use of this term in the mysteries, see Mayor on 2Pe, l.with; Thayer, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Peter 1:16 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπόπται epoptai
an eyewitness
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 2 Pet 1:16 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
apostles as direct spectators of Christ's majesty and transfiguration
Word Origins
ἐπόπτης is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain