Word study · Greek

skopós

goal, target

Say it: skop-OS (approximate)

σκοπός

What it means

A mark to aim at, a goal or target (from which we get "scope"). In 3:14, "I press on toward the goal for the prize." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • GoalWhat one aims at.
  • TargetA mark.

In Philippians

  • Chapter 3

    "I press on toward the goal" (3:14).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4649 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources