ἐπισκοπή

episkopē

oversight

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Strong’s G1984Noun, feminine4 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

of visitation2

position1

overseership1

In the text

Luke 19:44ἐπισκοπῆς
They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
Acts 1:20ἐπισκοπὴν
“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
1 Timothy 3:1ἐπισκοπῆς
This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
1 Peter 2:12ἐπισκοπῆς¶
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

Abbott-Smith

ἐπι-σκοπή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX chiey for פָּקַד פְּקֻדָּה ;]

1. a visiting, visitation (εἰς ἐ. τοῦ παιδός, Lucian, dial. deor., 20, 6); as in LXX (after Heb.), of God's visitation in mercy, or in judgment (Lev.19:20 Job.10:12, Jer.6:15, Wis.2:20, al.): Luk.19:44, 1Pe.2:12 (see Hort, in l).

2. office, charge, esp. office of an ἐπίσκοιος (which see): Act.1:20 (LXX), 1Ti.3:1 (Cremer, 527 f., 864; DCG, ii, 809b).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.