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Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ • (ʾeppīsqōppā) m (plural ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ (ʾeppīsqōppē))
- overseer, prefect
- elder
- (Christianity) bishop
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- “ˀpysqwpˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 17b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 26b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 86b