episkopeo (G1983) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G1983

ἐπισκοπέω

episkopeoep-ee-skop-eh'-o

to oversee

1890 spelling: episkopéō

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Isopsephy 1,270

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to oversee; by implication, to beware

Rendered in the KJV as

look diligently, take the oversight.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

ἐπισκοποῦντες2

How it is rendered · 2

exercising oversight1
observing1

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

How it parses · 1

verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PAP-NPM · 2

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Hebrews1 of 2 · 50%
1 Peter1 of 2 · 50%

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Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 12:15ἐπισκοποῦντεςepiskopountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSee to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.here: observing

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 5:2ἐπισκοποῦντεςepiskopountesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBe shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;here: exercising oversight

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