ἐπίσκοπος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /epískopos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɛpískopos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /epískopos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /epískopos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /epískopos/

Etymology 1

From ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + σκοπός (skopos, “watcher, lookout, guardian”).

Noun

ἐπίσκοπος (genitive ἐπισκόπου) m, second declension; (episkopos)

1. watcher, guardian
2. scout, watch
3. overseer, supervisor, inspector
4. (Christianity) an ecclesiastical superintendent, bishop

Inflection

Second declension of ἐπίσκοπος, ἐπισκόπου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἐπίσκοπος	ἐπισκόπω	ἐπίσκοποι
Genitive	ἐπισκόπου	ἐπισκόποιν	ἐπισκόπων
Dative	ἐπισκόπῳ	ἐπισκόποιν	ἐπισκόποις
Accusative	ἐπίσκοπον	ἐπισκόπω	ἐπισκόπους
Vocative	ἐπίσκοπε	ἐπισκόπω	ἐπίσκοποι

Descendants

• Russian: ‎епи́скоп ‎(jepískop)‎

Etymology 2

From ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + σκοπός (skopos, “aim, target”)

Adjective

ἐπίσκοπος m, ἐπίσκοπος f, ἐπίσκοπον n; second declension; (episkopos)

1. hitting the mark, target
2. successful

Inflection

    Second declension of ἐπίσκοπος, ἐπίσκοπον

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπίσκοπος	ἐπίσκοπον		ἐπισκόπω	ἐπισκόπω		ἐπίσκοποι	ἐπίσκοπα
Genitive	ἐπισκόπου	ἐπισκόπου		ἐπισκόποιν	ἐπισκόποιν		ἐπισκόπων	ἐπισκόπων
Dative	ἐπισκόπῳ	ἐπισκόπῳ		ἐπισκόποιν	ἐπισκόποιν		ἐπισκόποις	ἐπισκόποις
Accusative	ἐπίσκοπον	ἐπίσκοπον		ἐπισκόπω	ἐπισκόπω		ἐπισκόπους	ἐπίσκοπα
Vocative	ἐπίσκοπε	ἐπίσκοπον		ἐπισκόπω	ἐπισκόπω		ἐπίσκοποι	ἐπίσκοπα

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G1985