Word Study · Strong's G1985 · Greek

ἐπίσκοπος

epískopos

ep-is'-kop-os

“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
occurrencescanonical count
5
loaded herebook by book, canonical order
5
books spannedamong loaded text
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 loaded occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἐπίσκοπον3
ἐπισκόποις1
ἐπισκόπους,1

How it is rendered · 4

overseer2
[the] overseers1
Overseer1
overseers,1

Contextual glosses as tagged by STEP Bible — the sense the word carries at each spot, not a translation.

Parse codes · 3

N-ASM3
N-APM1
N-DPM1

STEP Bible morphology codes, printed as given. The scheme is documented at STEPBible.org.

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The ledger of occurrences

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 20:28ἐπισκόπους,episkopousN-APMTake heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.here: overseers,

Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 1:1ἐπισκόποιςepiskopoisN-DPMPaul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:here: [the] overseers

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 3:2ἐπίσκοπονepiskoponN-ASMThe bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;here: overseer

Titus1 occurrence

Titus 1:7ἐπίσκοπονepiskoponN-ASMFor the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;here: overseer

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 2:25ἐπίσκοπονepiskoponN-ASMFor ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.here: Overseer

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