Overseer
ἐπίσκοποςStrong’s G1985episkopos
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Episkopos is the Greek word usually translated “overseer” and “overseers”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
Meaning
Usually translated “overseer” and “overseers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- overseer 5
- overseers 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Titus 2
- Acts 1
- Philippians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- 1 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 1:7In contextFor a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
- Titus 3:15In contextAll that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
- Acts 20:28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- Philippians 1:1Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
- 2 Timothy 4:22The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
- 1 Peter 2:25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Greek dictionary
ἐπίσκοπος episkopos · overseer
ἐπί-σκοπος, -ου, ὁ (σκοπός, a watcher), [in LXX for פָּקַד, its parts and derivatives, Num.4:16 31:14, Jdg.9:28, 4Ki.11:15 11:18, 2Ch.34:12 34:17, Neh.11:9, 14 11:22; אֵל, Job.20:29; נָגַשׂ:, Isa.60:17; Wis.1:6, 1Ma.1:51 * ;] a superintendent, guardian, overseer (cl.; for exx. see LS, see word): Act.20:28, 1Pe.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: Php.1:1, 1Ti.3:2, Tit.1:7 (see reff. see word ἐπισκοπή).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “overseer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OVERSEE'R, noun
- One who overlooks; a superintendent; a supervisor.
- An officer who has the care of the poor or of an idiot, etc.
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.