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Strong's G1984 · Greek

ἐπισκοπή

episkope · ep-is-kop-ay'

from 1980; inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian "episcopate"


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἐπι-σκοπή (G1984)

4 † ἐπι-σκοπή , -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiey for פָּקַד פְּקֻדָּה ;] 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 ( Le 19:20 Jb 10:12 , Je 6:15 , Wi 2:20 , al.): Lk 19:44 , I Pe 2:12 (v. Hort, in l.). office, charge , esp. office of an ἐπίσκοιος (q.v.): Ac 1:20 (LXX) , I Ti 3:1 (Cremer, 527 f., 864; DCG , ii, 809 b ).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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