παρακύπτω

parakuptō

to stoop

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Strong’s G3879Verb5 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

having stooped down2

she stooped down1

having looked intently1

to look1

In the text

Luke 24:12παρακύψας
Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
John 20:5παρακύψας
He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
James 1:25παρακύψας
But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
1 Peter 1:12παρακύψαι¶
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

Abbott-Smith

παρα-κύπτω
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁקַף ni., hi. ;]

1. to stoop sideways.

2. to stoop to look: Luk.24:12 (R, txt.), Jhn.20:5, 11, Metaphorical (see Hort, Ja., in l), to look into: before εἰς, Jas.1:25, 1Pe.1:12.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.