Spy (Noun and Verb)

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

A-1enkathetosNounG1455

an adjective denoting "suborned to lie in wait" (en, "in," kathiemi, "to send down"), is used as a noun in Luk 20:20, "spies." In the Sept., Job 19:12, Job 31:9.

A-2kataskoposNounG2685

denotes "a spy" (kata, "down," signifying "closely," and skopeo, "to view"), Heb 11:31.

B-1kataskopeoVerbG2684

"to view closely" (akin to A, No. 2), "spy out, search out" with a view to overthrowing, is used in Gal 2:4. In the Sept., 2Sa 10:3, 1Ch 19:3.