Oversight
ἐπισκοπήStrong’s G1984episkopē
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Episkopē is the Greek word usually translated “visitation”, “position” and “overseership”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”
Meaning
Usually translated “visitation”, “position” and “overseership”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of visitation 2
- position 1
- overseership 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- 1 Peter 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 19:44And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
- Acts 1:20For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
- 1 Peter 2:12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Greek dictionary
ἐπισκοπή episkopē · oversight
ἐπι-σκοπή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiey for פָּקַד פְּקֻדָּה ;] 1. 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 (Lev.19:20 Job.10:12, Jer.6:15, Wis.2:20, al.): Luk.19:44, 1Pe.2:12 (see Hort, in l). 2. office, charge, esp. office of an ἐπίσκοιος (which see): Act.1:20 (LXX), 1Ti.3:1 (Cremer, 527 f., 864; DCG, ii, 809b).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “oversight” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
O'VERSIGHT, noun
- Superintendence; watchful care. 1 Peter 5:2
- Mistake; an overlooking; omission; error.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.