ἐπισκέπτομαι

ἐπισκέπτομαι — episképtomai

ἐπισκέπτομαι; future 3 person singular ἐπισκέψεται, Luk 1:78 Tr marginal reading WH; 1 aorist ἐπεσκεψάμην; from Herodotus down; the Sept. often for פָּקַד; to look upon or after, to inspect, examine with the eyes;

a. τινα, in order to see how he is, i. e. to visit, go to see one: Act 7:23; Act 15:36, (Jdg 15:1); the poor and afflicted, Jas 1:27; the sick, Mat 25:36; Mat 25:43, (Sir 7:35; Xenophon, mem. 3, 11, 10; Plutarch, mor., p. 129 c. (de sanirate praecept. 15 at the beginning); Lucian, philops. 6, and in medical writers).

b. Hebraistically, to look upon in order to help or to benefit, equivalent to to look after, have a care for, provide for, of God: τινα, Luk 7:16; Heb 2:6 (Gen 21:1; Exo 4:31; Psa 8:5; Psalm 79:15; Sir 46:14; Jdt 8:33, etc.); followed by a telic infinitive Act 15:14; absolutely (Sir 32:21 (Sir. 35:21)) yet with a statement of the effect and definite blessing added, Luk 1:68; ἐπεσκέψατο (WH Tr marginal reading ἐπισκέψεται) ἡμᾶς ἀνατολή ἐξ ὕψους a light from on high hath looked (others, shall look) upon us (cf. our the sun looks down on us, etc.), i. e. salvation from God has come to us, Luk 1:78. (In the O. T. used also in a bad sense of God as punishing, Psalm 88:33; Jer 9:25; Jer 11:22, etc.)

c. to look (about) for, look out (one to choose, employ, etc.): Act 6:3.

STRONGS NT 1980a: ἐπισκευάζωἐπισκευάζω: to furnish with things necessary; middle, to furnish oneself or for oneself: ἐπισκευασάμενοι, having gathered and made ready the things necessary for the journey, Act 21:15 L T Tr WH, for R G ἀποσκευασάμενοι (which see in its place).