ἐπισκοπέωepiskopéō
to oversee; by implication, to beware
Greek (New Testament) · G1983
Meanings
1. to look upon, observe, examine: followed by μή, Hebrews 12:15.
2. As ἐπισκέπτομαι in LXX, NT, to visit, care for: 1 Peter 5:2.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- σκοπέωskopéō · G4648to take aim at (spy), i.e. (figuratively) regard
- ἐπίσκοποςepískopos · G1985a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Hebrews 12:15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.
- 1 Peter 5:2 Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.