The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
ἐπίσκοπος
| Lemma | ἐπίσκοπος |
|---|---|
| Citation form | ἐπίσκοπος, οῦ, ὁ |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Gloss | overseer, supervisor, ruler |
| Strong’s | G1985 |
| Transliteration | epískopos |
| Definition | a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively) |
| KJV glosses | :--bishop, overseer. |
| Derivation | from and (in the sense of ) |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 5 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| ἐπισκόποις | noun, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Philippians 1:1 |
| ἐπίσκοπον | noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — 1 Timothy 3:2 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Titus 1:7 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — 1 Peter 2:25 |
| ἐπισκόπους | noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Acts 20:28 |
Morphology
- noun; MorphGNT ----APM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----ASM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----DPM-
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: επισκοπος.