overseer

Greek Noun Male

ἐπί-σκοπος, -ου, ὁ (σκοπός, a watcher), [in LXX for פָּקַד, its parts and derivatives, Num.4:16 31:14, Jdg.9:28, 4Ki.11:15 11:18, 2Ch.34:12 34:17, Neh.11:9, 14 11:22; אֵל, Job.20:29; נָגַשׂ, Isa.60:17; Wis.1:6, 1Ma.1:51 *;] a superintendent, guardian, overseer (cl; for exx. see LS, see word): Act.20:28, 1Pe.2:25 (ICC, in l); as technical term for a religious office (Deiss, BS, 230 f.), in later Paul. epp. of the head of a church (Vg. episcopus), a bishop: Php.1:1, 1Ti.3:2, Tit.1:7 (see reff. see word ἐπισκοπή). (AS)

overseer

Greek Noun Male

ἐπίσκοπ-ος, ὁ, A) (σκοπός 1) one who watches over, overseer, guardian, ἦ γὰρ ὄλωλας ἐπίσκοπος, ὅς τέ μιν αὐτὴν ῥύσκευ (i.e. τὴν πόλιν), of Hector, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων watchers over compacts, of the gods, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. ὀϊστῶν, of an archer, variant in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in education, tutor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of tutelary gods (compare ἐπισκοπέὠ, Παλλὰς ἐ. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Χάριτες Μινυᾶν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πατρῴων δωμάτων ἐ. [Refs]; τὸ δεινὸν. φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον guardian of the mind, [Refs]; νυχίων φθεγμάτων ἐ, of Bacchus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [Χριστὸς] ἐ. τῶν ψυχῶν [NT+5th c.BC+] A.2). scout, watch, c.dative, ἐ. Τρώεσσι, νήεσσιν ἡμετέρῃσιν, one set to watch them, [Refs 8th c.BC+] A.3). supervisor, inspector, sent by Athens to subject states, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of municipal officials at Rhodes, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] A.4). ecclesiastical superintendent, ἐπίσκοποι καὶ διάκονοι [NT]

Greek

Noun Masculine

a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively); bishop, overseer; from g1909 (ἐπί) and g4649 (σκοπός) (in the sense of g1983 (ἐπισκοπέω))