Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

ἐποπτεύω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐποπτεύω
Greek transliteration: 
epopteuō
Simplified transliteration: 
epopteuo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐπώπτευσα -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2029
GK Number: 
2227
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1a(6)
Gloss: 
to see, observe
Definition: 
to look upon, observe, watch; to witness, be an eye-witness of, 1 Pet. 2:12; 3:2*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐποπτεύω

1 Peter 2:12 and maintain an honorable lifestyle among the Gentiles so that, with respect to the very things about which they slander you as evildoers, they may, by observing (epopteuontes | ἐποπτεύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 3:2 when they observe (epopteusantes | ἐποπτεύσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) with respect the purity of your life.