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It carries a negative connotation, suggesting interference in the affairs of others without invitation or authority.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, social order and respect for personal boundaries were important cultural values. The role of an "episkopos" (overseer) was a respected position within both civic and religious contexts, implying authority and responsibility. By contrast, an "allotriepiskopos" was someone who overstepped these boundaries, intruding into the lives and responsibilities of others without rightful cause. This behavior was generally frowned upon, as it disrupted community harmony and personal autonomy.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/245.htm">allotrios</a> and <a href="/greek/1985.htm">episkopos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>one who meddles in things alien to his calling<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>troublesome meddler (1).<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 244: ἀλλοτριοεπίσκοπος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀλλοτριοεπίσκοπος</span></span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">ἀλλοτριεπ.</span>), , <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀλλότριος</span> and <span class="greek2">ἐπίσκοπος</span>), "one who takes the supervision of affairs pertaining to others and in no wise to himself (a meddler in other men's matters)": <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-15.htm">1 Peter 4:15</a> (the writer seems to refer to those who, with holy but intemperate zeal, meddle with the affairs of the Gentiles — whether public or private, civil or sacred — in order to make them conform to the Christian standard). (Hilgenfeld (cf. Einl. ins N. T., p. 630) would make it equivalent to the Latin<span class="latin">delator</span>.) The word is found again only in Dionysius, Areop. ep. 8, p. 783 (of one who intrudes into another's office), and (German of Const. ep. 2 ad Cypr. c. 9, in) Coteler. Eccl. Graec. Mon. 2:481 b.; (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 25, 99 (94)).<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>busybody in others' matters. <p>From <a href="/greek/245.htm">allotrios</a> and <a href="/greek/1985.htm">episkopos</a>; overseeing others' affairs, i.e. A meddler (specially, in Gentile customs) -- busybody in other men's matters. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/245.htm">allotrios</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1985.htm">episkopos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αλλοτριεπισκοπος ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος αλλοτριοεπίσκοπος allotriepiskopos allotriepískopos<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/1_peter/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 4:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἢ ὡς <b>ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> evildoer, or <span class="itali">a troublesome meddler;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">a busybody in other men's matters.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> or as <span class="itali">a troublesome meddler</span><p><b><a href="/greek/244.htm">Strong's Greek 244</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_244.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/allotriepiskopos_244.htm">ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/243.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="243"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="243" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/245.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="245"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="245" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>