ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΗΣ, ἐπισκοπης
EPISKOPĒS, episkopēs
Sounds Like: ep-is-ko-PES
Translations: of visitation, of oversight, of superintendence, of a bishopric, of an office of overseer
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an act of visiting, especially a divine visitation or inspection. It can also denote the act of overseeing, supervising, or superintending, implying care and attention. Furthermore, it can refer to the office or position of an overseer or bishop, often translated as 'bishopric' or 'office of overseer'. It is used to describe a period of divine intervention or a role of leadership and supervision.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1984 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 44:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΗΣ — (of) oversight, (of) supervision, (of) visitation, (of) office, (of) bishopric
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΗ — visitation, a visitation, oversight, supervision, an oversight, an office, an office of overseer, an inspection, an inspection, a position of authority
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΗΝ — visitation, a visitation, oversight, supervision, office, a divine visitation, inspection
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΗ — visitation, a visitation, oversight, supervision, office, an office, position, an inspection, an inspection, a charge, a charge
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗ — visitation, oversight, office, position, superintendence, a visitation
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗΝ — visitation, a visitation, oversight, superintendence, office, an office
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗΣ — (of) oversight, (of) visitation, (of) superintendence, (of) the office of overseer, (of) bishopric
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