What does κατασκοπέω (kataskopéō) mean in the Bible?
κατασκοπέω (kataskopéō) is a Greek word meaning "to spy".
Greek · G2684
κατασκοπέω
To spy
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κατασκοπέωG2684
Pronunciationkataskopéō
What does κατασκοπέω (kataskopéō) mean in the Bible?
κατασκοπέω (kataskopéō) is a Greek word meaning "to spy".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2684?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to spy on (1).
Where does κατασκοπέω (kataskopéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Galatians 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (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 Itto spy on1×Galatians 2:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGalatians 2:4
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Galatians1
Source forms
κατασκοπῆσαι1xkataskopēsaiGalatians 2:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xGalatians 2:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to spy
Source Gloss
to spy
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to view closely, inspect, spy out: with accusative, Gal.2:4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Galatians 2:4Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
κατασκοπῆσαιkataskophsai
I spy out, plot against
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κατασκοπέω is built from this root:
κατάσκοποςG2685