Word study · Greek

episkopos

overseer, bishop

Say it: ep-IS-kop-os (approximate)

ἐπίσκοπος

What it means

An overseer, a supervisor. "With the overseers and deacons" (1:1).

Range of meaning

  • OverseerOne who supervises.
  • BishopA church leader.

In Philippians

  • Chapter 1

    "With the overseers and deacons" (1:1).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1985 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources