Difference between revisions of "Bishopric"
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== Smith's | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71698" /> == | ||
<p> '''Bishopric.''' ''The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extended.'' Acts 1:20; 1 Timothy 3:1. </p> | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_93617" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) [[A]] diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25626" /> == | |||
<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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Revision as of 00:04, 13 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Bishopric. The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extended. Acts 1:20; 1 Timothy 3:1.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(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 [3]
(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).
