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| == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71698" /> ==
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| <p> '''Bishopric.''' ''The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extended.'' Acts 1:20; 1 Timothy 3:1. </p>
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| | <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> |
| == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_93617" /> ==
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| <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> | | == References == |
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25626" /> ==
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| <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_25676"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bishopric+(2) Bishopric from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_71698"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/bishopric Bishopric from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_93617"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/bishopric Bishopric from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
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| <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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Latest revision as of 08:17, 15 October 2021
Bishopric [1]
( 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
