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Bishopric < | == Smith's [[Bible]] [[Dictionary]] == <p> Bishopric. The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extended. Acts 1:20; 1 Timothy 3:1. </p> == Webster's Dictionary == <p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. </p> == [[Cyclopedia]] of Biblical, [[Theological]] and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature == <p> (ἐπισκοπή, oversight, Acts 1:20), ministerial charge in the Church. In later times it came to mean </p> <p> (1) the office and function of a bishop (q.v.), and </p> <p> (2) the district over which he has jurisdiction. (See [[Diocese]]); (See [[Episcopacy]]). </p> | ||
<p> ( ἐπισκοπή, oversight, Acts 1:20), ministerial charge in the Church. In later times it came to mean </p> <p> (1) the office and function of a bishop (q.v.), and </p> <p> (2) the district over which he has jurisdiction. (See [[Diocese]]); (See [[Episcopacy]]). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_93617"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/bishopric Bishopric from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_25626"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bishopric Bishopric from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_25626"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bishopric Bishopric from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:59, 11 October 2021
== Smith's Bible Dictionary ==
Bishopric. The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extended. Acts 1:20; 1 Timothy 3:1.
== Webster's Dictionary ==
(1):
(n.) A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
(2):
(n.) The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter.
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature ==
(ἐπισκοπή, oversight, Acts 1:20), ministerial charge in the Church. In later times it came to mean
(1) the office and function of a bishop (q.v.), and
(2) the district over which he has jurisdiction. (See Diocese); (See Episcopacy).
References
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