Bishoprick

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Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]

ἐπισκοπή The word is 'office' in  Psalm 109:8 , which passage is quoted in the N.T. where the office, is 'apostleship,' for which one was chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot.  Acts 1:20 .

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]

bish´up - rik ( ἐπισκοπή , episkopḗ  ;  Acts 1:20 the King James Version, quoted from   Psalm 109:8 ): the Revised Version (British and American) "office," margin, "overseership." See Bishop .

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