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ἐπίσκοπος

Transliteration: episkopos · noun

5x in NTFirst: Acts 20:28
Meaningoverseer, supervisor, ruler
Part of speechnoun
Frequency5x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἐπισκόπους, ἐπισκόποις, ἐπίσκοπον
Example versesActs 20:28 · Phil 1:1 · 1Tim 3:2 · Titus 1:7 · 1Pet 2:25
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What kind of word is ἐπίσκοπος?

ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) is a noun that occurs 5 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “overseer, supervisor, ruler” and first appears in Acts 20:28.

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