Strong’s definition
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
KJV gloss list in the source
bishop, overseer
Derivation recorded by Strong
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4649 (σκοπός) (in the sense of G1983 (ἐπισκοπέω));
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