Word Study · Strong's G1984 · Greek

ἐπισκοπή

episkope

ep-is-kop-ay'

Strong's 1890 spelling: episkopḗ

“inspection (for relief)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian "episcopate"

Rendered in the KJV as

the office of a "bishop", bishoprick, visitation.

4
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἐπισκοπῆς2
ἐπισκοπὴν1
ἐπισκοπῆς.¶1

How it is rendered · 4

of visitation1
of visitation.1
overseership1
position1

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

How it parses · 2

noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-GSF · 3
N-ASF · 1

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke1 of 4 · 25%
Acts1 of 4 · 25%
1 Timothy1 of 4 · 25%
1 Peter1 of 4 · 25%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 19:44ἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThey will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”here: of visitation

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 1:20ἐπισκοπὴνepiskopēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’here: position

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 3:1ἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThis is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.here: overseership

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 2:12ἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularConduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.here: of visitation.

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