STRONGS G1980:
ἐπισκέπτομαι; future 3 person singular
ἐπισκέψεται,
Luke 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:
Acts 7:23;
Acts 15:36, (
Judges 15:1); the poor and afflicted,
James 1:27; the sick,
Matthew 25:36,
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,
Luke 7:16;
Hebrews 2:6 (
Genesis 21:1;
Exodus 4:31;
Psalm 8:5; Psalm 79:15 (
Ps. 80:15); Sir. 46:14; Judith 8:33, etc.); followed by a telic infinitive
Acts 15:14; absolutely (Sir. 32:21 (Sir. 35:21)) yet with a statement of the effect and definite blessing added,
Luke 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,
Luke 1:78. (In the O. T. used also in a bad sense of God as punishing, Psalm 88:33 (
Ps. 89:33);
Jeremiah 9:25;
Jeremiah 11:22, etc.)
c. to look (about) for, look out (one to choose, employ, etc.):
Acts 6:3.
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