σκιρτάω skirtáō

Meaning

to jump, i.e. sympathetically move (as the quickening of a fetus)

In the King James Version: leap (for joy)

Derivation: akin to (to skip);

Where it is used

• Luke 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
• Luke 1:44 For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
• Luke 6:23 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.