Word Study · Strong's G1985 · Greek

ἐπίσκοπος

episkopos

ep-is'-kop-os

Strong's 1890 spelling: epískopos

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

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

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

Rendered in the KJV as

bishop, overseer.

5
occurrencesin the New Testament
5 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἐπίσκοπον3
ἐπισκόποις1
ἐπισκόπους,1

How it is rendered · 4

overseer2
[the] overseers1
Overseer1
overseers,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular3
noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-ASM · 3
N-APM · 1
N-DPM · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts1 of 5 · 20%
Philippians1 of 5 · 20%
1 Timothy1 of 5 · 20%
Titus1 of 5 · 20%
1 Peter1 of 5 · 20%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 20:28ἐπισκόπους,episkopousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralKeep 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.here: overseers,

Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 1:1ἐπισκόποιςepiskopoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralPaul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:here: [the] overseers

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 3:2ἐπίσκοπονepiskoponnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,here: overseer

Titus1 occurrence

Titus 1:7ἐπίσκοπονepiskoponnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAs God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.here: overseer

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 2:25ἐπίσκοπονepiskoponnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularFor “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.here: Overseer

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