ἐπίσκοπος
epískopos
“a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)”
7 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. an inspector, overseer; a watcher, guardian, 1 Pet. 2:25; in NT an ecclesiastical overseer, Acts 20:28; Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:7*
Translated in KJV as
bishopoverseer
Etymology
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4649 (σκοπός) (in the sense of G1983 (ἐπισκοπέω));
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