Greek word · G2685

κατάσκοπος

kataskopos

spy

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

κατά-σκοπος, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX for רָגַל pi. ;]

a spy: Hebrews 11:31.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Hebrews · 1

  1. Hebrews 11:31 κατασκόπους spies

    By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.

    Here: Enemy agents sent to scout a city before an attack, the word the Greek Old Testament uses for them in Joshua 6:22–25. Taking them in was treason against Jericho's king.

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