it means ''to see from afar'' τήλε-σκοπή
Telescope comes from the Italian, telescopio, meaning "from a distance."
it means "see far" telescope is a Greek word (ΤΗΛΕΣΚΟΠΙΟ) it comes from uniting 2 words : tele + scope tele (ΤΗΛΕ) = far scope (ΣΚΟΠΙΟ, ΣΚΟΠΕΥΩ) = see (in ancient Greek) But the actual word telescope I don't think is in the Greek Bible.
The origin of the word "telescope" is ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Italian telescopio or modern Latin telescopium, from tele- 'at a distance' + -scopium (see -scope ).
What Does Telescope Mean?
τηλεσκόπιο (teleskopio)
telescopeo
τηλεσκόπιο
The Greek word "teleskopos".
Periscope, telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope.
hans,greek, and earth.
We seriously hope you're joking. No one still believed in the Greek or Roman gods by the time the telescope was invented.
The root for telescope is "tele-" which comes from the Greek word "tele," meaning far off or distant.