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Overseer
OVERSEER. The translation of several Hebrew and Greek words, each with its distinctive meaning: Heb. pāqadh, “inspector, overseer” (
OVERSEER ō’ vər sĭ ər, ō’ vər se er (פָּקַד, H7212, to visit, נָצַח, H5904, to be pre-eminent, שֹׁטֵר, H8854, scribe; ἐπίσκοπος, G2176, watcher).
In the NT the KJV gives “overseer” once (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
See Bishop.