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σκέπτομαι in Att. σκοπῶ or σκοποῦμαι are used in the present

I.to look about, look carefully, followed by prep. εἰς, Od., Eur.:—c. acc. to look after, watch, Il., Hdt., attic:—absol. to look out, reconnoitre, Hdt.; σκέψαι look, Aesch.; σκέψασθε look out, Ar.
II.of the mind, to look to, view, examine, consider, think on, Soph., Thuc., etc.:—σκέψασθε δέ: only consider, Thuc.
2.to think of beforehand, premeditate, Dem.
3.perf. also in pass. sense, ἐσκεμμένα things well-considered, Thuc.; σκοπεῖτε οὖν. Answ. ἔσκεπται Plat.; so 3 fut. pass. ἐσκέψεται id=Plat.

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