Dictionary entry

σκοπός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σκοπός, -οῦ, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for צֹפֶה;]

1. a watcher, watchman (Ez 3:17, al.).

2. a mark on which to fix the eye (Wi 5:12, 21, al.). Metaph., of an aim or object: Phl 3:14.†