ἐπίσκοπος
epískopos
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4649 (σκοπός) (in the sense of G1983 (ἐπισκοπέω));
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bishop, overseer
Usage
7 occurrences · 0 OT · 7 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- bishop3 · 43%
- a bishop2 · 29%
- overseers1 · 14%
- the bishops1 · 14%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.