Greek - English Dictionary
G1985 - Bishop
| Strong's No.: | G1985 |
| Greek: | ἐπίσκοπος |
| Transliteration: | episkopos |
| Phonetic: | ep-is'-kop-os |
| Word Origin: | From G1909 and G4649 (in the sense of G1983) |
| Bible Usage: | bishop overseer. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a superintendent that is Christian officer in general charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. an overseer a. a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian or superintendent b. the superintendent, elder, or overseer of a Christian church |
| Bible References:
Bishop |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
bishop ( 3 )
bishops ( 1 )
overseers ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.