ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppisqōppā)
• ܐܦܣܩܘܦܘܣ
• ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛppisqoppɑ], [ʔappisqoppɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɛppisqoppe], [ʔappisqoppe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ • (ʾeppīsqōppā) m (plural ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppīsqōppē))

1. overseer, prefect
2. elder
3. (Christianity) bishop

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܢ
construct	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ
emphatic	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܝ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܘܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܟܝܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗܘܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܗܝܢ	ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܬܐ (ʾeppīsqōppūṯā)
• ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܘܢ (ʾeppīsqōppīyōn)

References

• “ˀpysqwpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 17b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 26b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 86b