παρακύπτωparakýptō
to bend beside, i.e. lean over (so as to peer within)
Greek (New Testament) · G3879
Meanings
1. to stoop sideways.
2. to stoop to look: Luke 24:12 (R, text), John 20:5, John 20:11. Metaph., to look into: followed by εἰς, James 1:25, 1 Peter 1:12.
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- κύπτωkýptō · G2955to bend forward
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Luke 24:12 However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened.
- John 20:5 He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in.
- John 20:11 Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in.
- James 1:25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
- 1 Peter 1:12 They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.