ἐπίσκοποςepískopos
GreekG19857 occurrences (KJV)
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
KJV renders it: bishop, overseer
Where it appears
- Acts 20:28Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
- Phil 1:1Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
- 1 Tim 3:2The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
- 2 Tim 4:22The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
- Titus 1:7For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
- Titus 3:15All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
- 1 Pet 2:25For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.