noun · masculine

episkopos

Greekἐπίσκοπος (episkopos)

Strong’sG1985

overseer, supervisor, ruler

stem episkop-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

overseer3×overseers2×

What it means

ἐπί-σκοπος, -ου, ὁ

(< σκοπός, a watcher), [in LXX for פָּקַד, its parts and derivatives, Nu 4:16 31:14, Jg 9:28, IV Ki 11:15, 18, II Ch 34:12, 17, Ne 11:9, 14, 22; אֵל, Jb 20:29; נוֹגַשׂ:, Is 60:17; Wi 1:6, I Mac 1:51 *;]

a superintendent, guardian, overseer (cl.; for exx. v. LS, s.v.): Ac 20:28, I Pe 2:25 (ICC, in l.); as technical term for a religious office (Deiss., BS, 230 f.), in later Paul. epp. of the head of a church (Vg. episcopus), a bishop: Phl 1:1, I Ti 3:2, Tit 1:7 (v. reff. s.v. ἐπισκοπή).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1985 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-is'-kop-os

a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G1909 and G4649 (in the sense of G1983);

King Jamesbishop, overseer.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	episkopos	episkopois
object accusative	episkopon3×ἐπίσκοπον	episkopoin1×ἐπισκόπους
direct address vocative	episkopor	episkopoir
of, belonging to genitive	episkopou	episkopoiu
to, for dative	episkopo	episkopoi1×ἐπισκόποις

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

episkopstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

episkopo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

episkopas — ἐπισκοπή, visitation of judgment, oversight episkopamō — ἐπισκοπέω, I exercise oversight, care for

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

episkopon“overseer”objectaccusative singular3×

1 Timothy 3:2“overseer”datō oun ton episkopon anepilēmpton arō, henau gunaikau anēron, nēfalion, sōfrōnon, kosmion, filoxenon, didaktikon,An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Titus 1:7“overseer”datō gar ton episkopon anenklēton arō hōs theou oikonomon, mē authadon, mē orgilon, mē paroinon, mē plēkton, mē aischrokerdon,As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach — not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

1 Peter 2:25“overseer”ave gar hōs probateim planirōtois, alla epistrefiva nun epi ton poimēnon kai episkopon taiu psuchaiu vu.For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

episkopoin“overseers”objectaccusative plural1×

Acts 20:28“overseers”prosechavōr heautoi kai pante te poimnie, en he vin tem pneumem tem hagiem titheta episkopoin, poimainarō tan ekklēsan tou theou, han peripoieta dia teu haimeu teu idieu.Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

episkopoi“overseers”to, fordative plural1×

Philippians 1:1“overseers”Paulos kai Timotheos doulois Christou Iēsu pantoi toi hagioi en Christo Iēso toi arōtoi en Filippoi sun episkopoi kai diakonoi;Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: