What does σκάπτω (skáptō) mean in the Bible?
σκάπτω (skáptō) is a Greek word meaning "to dig".
Greek · G4626
σκάπτω
To dig
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σκάπτω G4626
Pronunciation skáptō
What does σκάπτω (skáptō) mean in the Bible?
σκάπτω (skáptō) is a Greek word meaning "to dig".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4626?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dug down (1), I dig (1), to dig (1).
Where does σκάπτω (skáptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 6:48. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3).
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 dug down 1× Luke 6:48
I dig 1× Luke 13:8
to dig 1× Luke 16:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 6:48
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Luke 3
Source forms
ἔσκαψεν 1x eskapsen Luke 6:48
σκάπτειν 1x skaptein Luke 16:3
σκάψω 1x skapsō Luke 13:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 6:48
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 13:8
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Luke 16:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to dig
Strong's G4626
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to dig
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 6:48 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἔσκαψε eskayen
I dig
Read verse Luke 13:8 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
σκάψω skayw
I dig
Read verse Luke 16:3 Verb Present Active Infinitive
σκάπτειν skaptein
I dig
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 6:48 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Luke 13:8 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 16:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
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
σκάπτω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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