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GreekG1985Noun (Masculine)

ἐπίσκοπος

episkopos

7Occurrences
G1985Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4649 (σκοπός) (in the sense of G1983 (ἐπισκοπέω));

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a superintendent, guardian, overseer : as technical term for a religious office, in later Paul. epp. of the head of a church (Vg. episcopus), a bishop: (see reff. ἐπισκοπή).
LXX: for פָּקַד, its parts and derivatives; אֵל; נָגַשׂ: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἐπίσκοπος appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Titus
2
1 Peter
1
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
Acts
1
Philippians
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 2:25BSB

For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

1 Timothy 3:2BSB

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

2 Timothy 4:22BSB

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.

Acts 20:28BSB

Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Philippians 1:1BSB

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

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