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Koine Greek wordlink #138307

SR GNT 1Tim 3:1 ἐπισκοπῆς (episkopaʸs) ‘saying if anyone to overseeing is aspiring of a good work’ Strongs=19840 Lemma=episkopē
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular

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Other uses (2) of identical word form ἐπισκοπῆς (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπισκοπῆς’ (N-GFS) has 3 different glosses: ‘of visitation’, ‘to overseeing’, ‘visitation’.

Luke 19:44 ‘the season of the visitation of you’ SR GNT Luke 19:44 word 30

1Pet 2:12 ‘god in the day of visitation’ SR GNT 1Pet 2:12 word 35

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘episkopē’ have 4 different glosses: ‘of visitation’, ‘to overseeing’, ‘overseeing’, ‘visitation’.

Greek words (2) other than ἐπισκοπῆς (N-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘overseeing’

ACTs 1:20 ἐπισκοπὴν (episkopaʸn) N-AFS ‘it and the overseeing of him let take another’ SR GNT Acts 1:20 word 21

HEB 12:15 ἐπισκοποῦντες (episkopountes) V-PPA.NMP Lemma=episkopeō ‘overseeing lest anyone falling_short’ SR GNT Heb 12:15 word 1

Key: N=noun V=verb AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular PPA.NMP=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,plural