σκέπτομαι

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Ancient Greek [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Via *skep- from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Cognate to Latin speciō (I see).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

σκέπτομαι (skeptomai) present: σκέπτομαι (m) future: σκέψομαι (m) aorist: ἐσκεψάμην (m) perfect: - perfect m/p: ἔσκεμμαι

  1. I look about
  2. I examine, consider, think
  3. I premeditate

Usage notes [edit]

Attic writers always use σκοπέω/σκοπέομαι instead of σκέπτομαι in the Present and Imperfect

Derived terms [edit]

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Greek [edit]

Verb [edit]

σκέπτομαι (sképtomai)    simple past:  σκέφθηκα  or  σκέφτηκα

  1. Alternative form of σκέφτομαι (skéftomai).

Conjugation [edit]