Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #1984 - ἐπισκοπή

Transliteration

episkopḗ

Phonetics

ep-is-kop-ay'

Origin

from (1980)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

2:606,244

Definition

Thayer's

investigation, inspection, visitation
1. that act by which God looks into and searches out the ways, deeds character, of men, in order to adjudge them their lot accordingly, whether joyous or sad
2. oversight
  1. overseership, office, charge, the office of an elder
  2. the overseer or presiding officers of a Christian church

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1244 ‑ בִּקֹּרֶת (bik‑ko'‑reth); 3374 ‑ יִרְאָה (yir‑aw'); 5475 ‑ סוֹד (sode); 5532 ‑ סָכַן (saw‑kan'); 6485 ‑ פָּקַד (paw‑kad'); 6485 ‑ פָּקַד (paw‑kad'); 6486 ‑ פְּקֻדָּה (pek‑ood‑daw'); 6845 ‑ צָפַן (tsaw‑fan'); 7521 ‑ רָצָה (raw‑tsaw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (4)

Luke

Acts

1 Timothy

1 Peter

NAS (5)

Luke

Acts

1 Timothy

1 Peter

HCS (4)

Luke

Acts

1 Timothy

1 Peter

BSB (4)

Luke

Acts

1 Timothy

1 Peter

ESV (4)

Luke

Acts

1 Timothy

1 Peter

WEB (3)

Luke

1 Timothy

1 Peter

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐπισκοπ-ή, ἡ,

I watching over, visitation, of God, LXX Numbers 16:29, Luke 19:44.

II.

1. office of ἐπίσκοπος, 1 Timothy 3:1, Cod.Just. 1.3.35 Intr., etc.: generally, office, LXX Psalms 108:8(109).8.

2.. = cross ἐπίσκεψις 3, ib. Numbers 14:29, al.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† ἐπι -σκοπή , -ῆς , ἡ ,

[in LXX chiey for H6485 H6486;]

1. a visiting, visitation (εἰς ἐ . τοῦ παιδός , Lucian, dial. deor., 20, 6); as in LXX (after Heb.), of God's visitation in mercy, or in judgment (Leviticus 19:20 Job 10:12, Jeremiah 6:15, Wisdom of Solomon 2:20, al.): Luke 19:44, 1 Peter 2:12 (v. Hort, in l).

2. office, charge, esp. office of an ἐπίσκοιος (q.v.): Acts 1:20 (LXX), 1 Timothy 3:1 (Cremer, 527 f., 864; DCG, ii, 809b).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

A iv/A.D. Lycaonian inscr. describes a bishop as—εἴκοσι πέντε ὅλοις ἔτεσιν τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν μετὰ πολ [λ ]ῆς ἐπιτειμίας διοι [κ ]ήσας (Exp VII. vi. p. 387 : C. and B. ii. P. 543).

The subst. ἐπισκοπεία is found in the Royal Ordinances P Tebt I. 5.189 (B.C. 118), where reference is made to penalties incurred for making false returns ";in connexion with the government inspections";—πρὸς τὰ ̣ς ̣ βα ̣(σιλικὰς) ἐ ̣π ̣ι ̣σ ̣κοπείας.

List of Word Forms

επισκοπή επισκοπην επισκοπήν ἐπισκοπὴν επισκοπης επισκοπής ἐπισκοπῆς επισκόπων episkopen episkopēn episkopḕn episkopes episkopês episkopēs episkopē̂s

Search for…