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

Etymology

from (to peer about ("skeptic");

Where the KJV renders it

• mark

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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