Word study · Greek
episkopos
overseer, bishop
Say it: ep-IS-kop-os (approximate)
ἐπίσκοπος
What it means
One who watches over, an overseer or supervisor. In 20:28 Paul tells the Ephesian elders (presbyteroi) that the Holy Spirit has made them overseers, so the two terms refer to the same people. The word later gave the office of bishop.
Range of meaning
- OverseerOne who supervises.
- BishopA church leader.
In Acts
- Chapter 20
"The Holy Spirit has made you overseers" (20:28).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1985 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources