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ἐπισκοπή — oversight · Greek word G1984

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ἐπισκοπήepiskopē
oversight
Greek · G1984 · 49 occurrences · 47 references

Dictionary

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)
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Liddell–Scott–Jones

ἐπισκοπή, ἡ,
A watching over, visitation, of God, LXX Nu. 16.29, Ev.Luc. 19.44.
II. office of ἐπίσκοπος, 1 Ep. Ti. 3.1, Cod.Just. 1.3.35 Intr., etc.: generally, office, LXX Ps. 108(109).8.
2. = ἐπίσκεψις 3, ib. Nu. 14.29, al.
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Where it occurs

Septuagint 31

Genesis (LXX) 50:24
Exodus (LXX) 3:16 13:19 30:12 (2×)
Leviticus (LXX) 19:20
Deuteronomy (LXX) 28:25
Psalms (LXX) 108:8
Proverbs (LXX) 29:13
Isaiah (LXX) 10:3 23:16 24:22 29:6
Jeremiah (LXX) 6:15 10:15
Ezekiel (LXX) 7:22

Intertestamental 14

1 Esdras 6:5
3 Maccabees 5:42
Wisdom of Solomon 2:20 4:15 14:11 20:15
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 16:18 18:20 23:24 31:6 37:14
Psalms of Solomon 10:5 11:2 11:7

New Testament 4

Luke 19:44
Acts 1:20
1 Timothy 3:1
1 Peter 2:12
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