- Original: ἐπίσκοπος - Transliteration: Episkopos - Phonetic: ep-is'-kop-os - Definition: 1. an overseer a. a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian or superintendent b. the superintendent, elder, or overseer of a Christian church - Origin: from G1909 and G4649 (in the sense of G1983 ) - TDNT entry: 12:08,2 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From G1909 and G4649 (in the sense of G1983 ); a superintendent that is Christian officer in general charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively): - bishop overseer. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • bishop, 3 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 2:25 • bishops, 1 Philippians 1:1 • overseers, 1 Act 20:28