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OVERSEER

o-ver-se'-er, or -ser': One who overlooks, inspects; in the Old Testament from natsach (2 Ch 2:18; in 2 Ch 34:13 the Revised Version (British and American) changes to "set forward"), and paqadh (Gen 39:4,5; 2 Ch 34:12,17; the Revised Version (British and American) has this word for the King James Version "officers" in Gen 41:34, and for "rulers" in 1 Ch 26:32); in the New Testament once for episkopos, in Acts 20:28, where the Revised Version (British and American) has "bishops" (margin "overseers"; compare 1 Pet 5:2).
See BISHOP.
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'overseer'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.

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