Strong's Greek · G4649

G4649 skopós

σκοπός

skop-os'

goal

Looking for Hebrew H4649 Muppîym? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G4649. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

skopós appears once in Scripture, in Philippians 3:14. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

perhaps akin to G4626 (σκάπτω) through the idea of concealment; compare G4629 (σκέπασμα)); a watch (sentry or scout), i.e. (by implication) a goal

In the King James Version

mark

Derivation

from σκέπτομαι (to peer about ("skeptic");

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Philippians 3:14

“I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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