- ἐπισκοπή
- ἐπισκοπή, ῆς, ἡ (s. prec. entry; Lucian, D. Deor. 20, 6= ‘visit’; OGI 614, 6 [III A.D.]=‘care, charge’; Etym. Gud. 508, 27= πρόνοια; LXX; TestBenj 9:2; JosAs 29, end cod. A ἐπισκοπῇ ἐπισκέπτεσθαί τινα of God; Just., D. 131, 3).① the act of watching over with special ref. to being present, visitation, of divine activityⓐ of a salutary kind (so Gen 50:24f; Ex 3:16; Wsd 2:20; 3:13; Job 10:12; 29:4 al.) καιρὸς τῆς ἐ. the time of your gracious visitation (Wsd 3:7) Lk 19:44. ἐν ἐ. τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ when the kingdom of Christ visits us 1 Cl 50:3. ἡμέρα ἐπισκοπῆς 1 Pt 2:12 is understood in this sense by the majority (e.g. Usteri, BWeiss, Kühl, Knopf, Windisch, FHauck, et al.). S. also b below.—The gracious visitation can manifest itself as protection, care (Job 10:12; Pr 29:13; 3 Macc 5:42; Just., D. 131, 3; Orig., C. Cels. 6, 71, 8 [as providential care w. πρόνοια]) ἐν ἑνότητι θεοῦ καὶ ἐπισκοπῇ in unity w. God and under God’s care IPol 8:3.ⓑ of an unpleasant kind (Hesych.= ἐκδίκησις; Jer 10:15; Sir 16:18; 23:24; Wsd 14:11; Theoph. Ant. 2, 35 [p. 188, 26]); ἡμέρα ἐ. (cp. Is 10:3) 1 Pt 2:12 is so understood by the minority (e.g. HvSoden, Bigg, Goodsp.; Danker, ZNW 58, ’67, 98f, w. ref. to Mal 3:13–18). S. a above.② position of responsibility, position, assignment (Num 4:16) of Judas’ position as an apostle τὴν ἐ. λαβέτω ἕτερος let another take over his work (not an office as such, but activity of witnessing in line with the specifications in Ac 1:8, 21f) Ac 1:20 (Ps 108:8).③ engagement in oversight, supervision, of leaders of Christian communities (a Christian ins of Lycaonia [IV A.D.] in CB I/2 p. 543; Iren. 3, 3, 3 [Harv. II 10, 2] al.; Orig., C. Cels. 3, 48, 20) 1 Ti 3:1 (s. UHolzmeister, Biblica 12, ’31, 41–69; CSpicq, RSPT 29, ’40, 316–25); 1 Cl 44:1, 4.—DELG s.v. σκέπτομαι. M-M. EDNT. TW.
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