Know the Word.

Greek word

epískopos

ἐπίσκοπος

What it means

a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a church

a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)

Where it comes from

from epí (ἐπί) and skopós (σκοπός) (in the sense of episkopéō (ἐπισκοπέω))

How the King James translates it

  • bishop3
  • overseers1
  • bishops1

Every place it appears 5

Acts20:28
Philippians1:1
1 Timothy3:2
Titus1:7
1 Peter2:25