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Lexicon :: Strong's G1985 - episkopos

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ἐπίσκοπος
Transliteration
episkopos (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-is'-kop-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:608,244

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπίσκοπος epískopos, ep-is'-kop-os; from G1909 and G4649 (in the sense of G1983); a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively):—bishop, overseer.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G1985 in the following manner: bishop (6x), overseer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G1985 in the following manner: bishop (6x), overseer (1x).

  1. an overseer

    1. a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian or superintendent

    2. the superintendent, elder, or overseer of a Christian church

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπίσκοπος epískopos, ep-is'-kop-os; from G1909 and G4649 (in the sense of G1983); a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively):—bishop, overseer.
STRONGS G1985:
ἐπίσκοπος, -ου, ὁ, (ἐπισκέπτομαι), an overseer, a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian, or superintendent; Sept. for פָּקִיד, Judges 9:28; Nehemiah 11:9, 14, 22; 2 Kings 11:15, etc.; 1 Macc. 1:51. The word has the same comprehensive sense in Greek writings from Homer Odys. 8, 163; Iliad 22, 255 down; hence, in the N. T. ἐπίσκ. τῶν ψυχῶν, guardian of souls, one who watches over their welfare: 1 Peter 2:25 ([τὸν παντὸς πνεύματος κτίστην κ. ἐπίσκοπον, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 59, 3]; ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ προστάτης τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χρ., ibid. 61, 3; [cf. Sir. 1:6]), cf. Hebrews 13:17. specifically, the superintendent, head or overseer of any Christian church; Vulg. episcopus: Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7; see πρεσβύτερος, 2 b.; [and for the later use of the word, see Dictionary of Christian Antiquities under the word Bishop].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
9:28
2 Kings
11:15
Nehemiah
11:9; 11:14; 11:22
Acts
20:28
Philippians
1:1
1 Timothy
3:2
Titus
1:7
Hebrews
13:17
1 Peter
2:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1985 matches the Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16 - “The appointed duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the daily grain offering, the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle, of all that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:14 - But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who had come from the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:28 - Then Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:15 - And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the army, and said to them, “Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not let her be killed in the house of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:18 - And all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They thoroughly broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - Then they gave the money, which had been apportioned, into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they paid it out to the carpenters and builders who worked on the house of the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:12 - And the men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to supervise. Others of the Levites, all of whom were skillful with instruments of music,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:17 - “And they have gathered the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and the workmen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:9 - Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah[fn] was second over the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:14 - and their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel the son of one of the great men.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:22 - Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:29 - This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
The heritage appointed to him by God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:17 - “Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
Instead of iron I will bring silver,
Instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
I will also make your officers peace,
And your magistrates righteousness.
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