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ἐπίσκοπος

Lemmaἐπίσκοπος
Citation formἐπίσκοπος, οῦ, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossoverseer, supervisor, ruler
Strong’sG1985
Transliterationepískopos
Definitiona superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses:--bishop, overseer.
Derivationfrom and (in the sense of )
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