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In the New Testament, it is often associated with the role and responsibilities of a bishop or overseer within the early Christian church. The word conveys the idea of careful and responsible management, often in a spiritual or ecclesiastical context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of oversight was common in various aspects of society, including governance and religious practices. Within the early Christian church, the role of an overseer (episkopos) was crucial for maintaining doctrinal purity, providing pastoral care, and ensuring the orderly function of the church community. The office of a bishop became more formalized as the church grew and faced challenges both internally and externally.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1984</b> <i>episkopḗ</i> (a feminine noun, derived from <a href="/greek/1909.htm">1909</a> <i>/epí</i>, "<i>on</i>, appropriately fitting," which intensifies <a href="/greek/4648.htm">4648</a> <i>/skopéō</i>, "look intently") – properly, <i>oversight</i> that naturally goes on to provide the care and attention appropriate to the "<i>personal visitation</i>." </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1980.htm">episkeptomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a visiting, an overseeing<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>office (1), office of overseer (1), visitation (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1984: ἐπισκοπή</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐπισκοπή</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐπισκοπῆς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἐπισκοπέω</span>), <span class="accented">inspection, visitation</span> (German <span class="foreign">Besichtigung</span>); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> properly: <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπισκοπήν</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">παιδός</span>, to visit the boy, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, dial. deor. 20, 6; with this exception no example of the word in secular writings has yet been noted. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> In biblical Greek, after the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">פְּקֻדָּה</span>, that act by which God looks into and searches out the ways, deeds, character, of men, in order to adjudge them their lot accordingly, whether joyous or sad; <span class="accented">inspection, investigation, visitation</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span> usually<span class="latin">visitatio</span>): so universally, <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπισκοπή</span> <span class="greek2">ψυχῶν</span>, when he shall search the souls of men, i. e. in the time of divine judgment, Wis. 3:13; also <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ὥρα</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπισκοπῆς</span>, Sir. 18:20 (19); so perhaps <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ἡμέρα</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπισκοπῆς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-12.htm">1 Peter 2:12</a> (see below); in a good sense, of <span class="accented">God's gracious care</span>: <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">καιρόν</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπισκοπῆς</span> <span class="greek2">σου</span>, i. e. <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">καιρόν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ᾧ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπεσκέψατο</span> <span class="greek2">σε</span> <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεός</span>, in which God showed himself gracious toward thee and offered thee salvation through Christ (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐπισκέπτομαι</span></span>, b.), <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-44.htm">Luke 19:44</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">καιρῷ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπισκοπῆς</span>, in the time of divine reward, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6</a> Lachmann; also, in the opinion of many commentators, <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-12.htm">1 Peter 2:12</a> (others, associate this passage with <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-44.htm">Luke 19:44</a> above; cf. DeWette (edited by Brückner) or Huther at the passage); from the O. T. cf. <a href="/interlinear/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/34-9.htm">Job 34:9</a>; Wis. 2:20 Wis. 3:7, etc. with a bad reference, of <span class="accented">divine punishment</span>: <a href="/interlinear/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-3.htm">Isaiah 10:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-15.htm">Jeremiah 10:15</a>; Wis. 14:11 Wis. 19:14 (15); (etc.; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Lexicon, under the word). <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> after the analogy of the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">פְּקֻדָּה</span> (<a href="/interlinear/numbers/4-16.htm">Numbers 4:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/24-19.htm">1 Chronicles 24:19</a> (here the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπίσκεψις</span>), etc.), <span class="accented">oversight</span> i. e. <span class="accented">overseership, office, charge</span>; <span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">episcopatus</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/1-20.htm">Acts 1:20</a>, from <a href="/interlinear/psalms/108-8.htm">Psalm 108:8</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 109:8>); specifically, the office of a bishop (the overseer or presiding officer of a Christian church): <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3-1.htm">1 Timothy 3:1</a>, and in ecclesiastical writings<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>the office of a bishop. <p>From <a href="/greek/1980.htm">episkeptomai</a>; inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian "episcopate" -- the office of a "bishop", bishoprick, visitation. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1980.htm">episkeptomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>επισκοπή επισκοπην επισκοπήν ἐπισκοπὴν επισκοπης επισκοπής ἐπισκοπῆς επισκόπων episkopen episkopēn episkopḕn episkopes episkopês episkopēs episkopē̂s<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/19-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 19:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καιρὸν τῆς <b>ἐπισκοπῆς</b> σου </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the time <span class="itali">of your visitation.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the time of thy <span class="itali">visitation.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/19-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> season the <span class="itali">of visitation</span> of you<p><b><a href="/text/acts/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 1:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καί Τὴν <b>ἐπισκοπὴν</b> αὐτοῦ λαβέτω</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> TAKE <span class="itali">HIS OFFICE.'</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and his <span class="itali">bishoprick</span> let another<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/1-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">Overseership</span> of him let take<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 3:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Εἴ τις <b>ἐπισκοπῆς</b> ὀρέγεται καλοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> aspires <span class="itali">to the office of overseer,</span> it is a fine<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> desire <span class="itali">the office of a bishop,</span> he desireth<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> if anyone <span class="itali">overseership</span> aspires to of good<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν ἡμέρᾳ <b>ἐπισκοπῆς</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> God in the day <span class="itali">of visitation.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the day <span class="itali">of visitation.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in [the] day <span class="itali">of visitation</span><p><b><a href="/greek/1984.htm">Strong's Greek 1984</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1984.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/episkope_n_1984.htm">ἐπισκοπὴν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/episkope_s_1984.htm">ἐπισκοπῆς — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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