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Koine Greek wordlink #130735

SR GNT Php 1:1 ἐπισκόποις (episkopois) ‘in Filippou with the overseers and servants’ Strongs=19850 Lemma=episkopos
Word role=noun case=dative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐπισκόποις (N-DMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπισκόποις’ (N-DMP) is always and only glossed as ‘the overseers’.

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

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

ACTs 20:28 ἐπισκόπους (episkopous) N-AMP ‘spirit holy set overseers to_be shepherding the assembly’ SR GNT Acts 20:28 word 18

OET-LV: 28 Be _taking _heed to _yourselves and to _all the flock, among which the the holy spirit set you _all overseers, to _be _shepherding the assembly of _the of_god, which he _procured through his his own blood. (ACT_20:28)

OET-RV: 28 So now you elders look after your own lives and those of your flock because the holy spirit chose you as overseers to shepherd the assembly of God’s people who he paid for with his very own blood. (ACT 20:28)

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