Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #99048

SR GNT Acts 20:28 ἐπισκόπους (episkopous) ‘spirit holy set overseers to_be shepherding the assembly’ Strongs=19850 Lemma=episkopos
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders TimeSeries=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders

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Only use of identical word form ἐπισκόπους (N-AMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπισκόπους’ (N-AMP) is always and only glossed as ‘overseers’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘episkopos’ have 3 different glosses: ‘the overseers’, ‘overseer’, ‘overseers’.

Greek words (1) other than ἐπισκόπους (N-AMP) with a gloss related to ‘overseers’

PHP 1:1 ἐπισκόποις (episkopois) N-DMP ‘in Filippou with the overseers and servants’ SR GNT Php 1:1 word 19

OET-LV: 1 Paulos and Timotheos, slaves of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), to _all the holy ones in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous which being in Filippou, with the_overseers and servants: (PHP_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Messiah Yeshua. To all the believers in Messiah Yeshua in Philippi, along with your overseers and servants. (PHP 1:1)

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural DMP=dative,masculine,plural