Oversight

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Ἐπισκοπέω (Strong'S #1983 — Verb — episkopeo — ep-ee-skop-eh'-o )

lit., "to look upon" (epi, "upon," skopeo, "to look at, contemplate"), is found in  1—Peter 5:2 (some ancient authorities omit it), "exercising the oversight," RV (AV, "taking ..."); "exercising" is the right rendering; the word does not imply the entrance upon such responsibility, but the fulfillment of it. It is not a matter of assuming a position, but of the discharge of the duties. The word is found elsewhere in   Hebrews 12:15 , "looking carefully," RV. See Look. Cp. episkope in   1—Timothy 3:1 (see Bishop , No. 2).

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( n.) An overlooking; an omission; an error.

(2): ( n.) Escape from an overlooked peril.

(3): ( n.) Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.

King James Dictionary

O'VERSIGHT, n.

1. Superintendence watchful care.  1 Peter 5 . 2. Mistake an overlooking omission error.