G1985Greekἐpískopon
ἐπίσκοπον
a superintendent, i.e., christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
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Total Occurrences
5
Books
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Old Testament
5
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1an overseer
- 2a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian or superintendent
- 3the superintendent, elder, or overseer of a christian church
Etymology & Derivation
from g1909 and g4649 (in the sense of g1983)