The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
ἐπισκοπέω
| Lemma | ἐπισκοπέω |
|---|---|
| Citation form | ἐπισκοπέω |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | I exercise oversight, care for |
| Strong’s | G1983 |
| Transliteration | episkopéō |
| Definition | to oversee; by implication, to beware |
| KJV glosses | :--look diligently, take the oversight. |
| Derivation | from and |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 2 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| ἐπισκοποῦντες | verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Hebrews 12:15 verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Peter 5:2 |
Morphology
- verb; MorphGNT -PAPNPM-
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: επισκοπεω.
Additional Greek lexicons
Compare the biblical entry for ἐπισκοπέω with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.