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ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΙ, επισκοποι
EPISKOPOI, episkopoi
Sounds Like: ep-is-KOP-oy
Translations: overseers, bishops
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who oversee or supervise, particularly in an ecclesiastical context. It describes a person with a position of authority and responsibility, often translated as 'bishop' or 'overseer' in religious texts. It is a compound word, formed from 'ΕΠΙ' (upon, over) and 'ΣΚΟΠΟΣ' (watcher, one who looks).
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1985 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Shepherd of Hermas — 13:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΣΚὈΠΟΥ — of a bishop, of an overseer, of a superintendent
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΙ — overseers, supervisors, superintendents, bishops
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΙΠ — overseers, bishops
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΙΣ — to overseers, to bishops, to superintendents, to guardians, to inspectors
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΝ — overseer, a bishop, a superintendent
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΟΥ — of an overseer, of a bishop, of a superintendent
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ — overseer, a bishop, superintendent, guardian
- ἘΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥΣ — overseers, bishops, superintendents
- ἘΠΙΣΟΠΟΝ — a bishop, overseer, superintendent
- ἘΠΙΣΠΟΠΟΥ — of a bishop, of a superintendent, of an overseer
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΙΣ — to overseers, to bishops, to superintendents, to guardians, for overseers, for bishops, for superintendents, for guardians
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΝ — overseer, a bishop, superintendent
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΣ — overseer, a overseer, bishop, a bishop, superintendent, a superintendent
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ — of overseer, of bishop, of superintendent
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥΣ — bishops, overseers, superintendents
- ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΩΝ — of overseers, of bishops
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