GreekG4640Verb
σκιρτάω
skirtaō
“to leap”
3Occurrences
G4640Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to jump, i.e. sympathetically move (as the quickening of a fetus)
akin to (to skip);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to leap.
LXX: (רָצַץ hithpo.), (רָקַד), etc.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
G:V
Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
σκιρτάω appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
3
Key Passages
Luke 1:41BSB
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:44BSB
For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Luke 6:23BSB
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
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