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Nave Topical Bible
• Bishop
Scofield Reference Index
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Thompson Chain Reference
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The Topic Concordance
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Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Presiding Bishop
• House of Bishops
• Bishop, the Presiding
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American Tract Society
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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
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Charles Buck Dictionary
• Temporalities of Bishops
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Bishop's Bible
• Bishop
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Bishop, Elder, Presbyter
Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Zosimus, Bishop of Rome
• Vigilius, Bishop of Rome
• Victor, Bishop of Rome
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• William Bishop
• Titular Bishop
• Smith, James, Bishop
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
• Bishoping
• Bishoped
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Aidan (Bishop)
• Arno (Bishop)
• Asterius (Bishop)
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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• Bishops' Bible
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Abbo a Bishop of Soissons
• Abbo Bishop of Nevers
• Abraham (Bishop)
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Auckland, Bishop
• Bishop
• Bishop of Hippo
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Alexander (Early Bishops)
• Auxiliary Bishop
• Bishop
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Amolo, Bishop of Lyons
• Bishop of the Jews
• Hilary, the Bishop
Lexicons
• ܐܶܦ݁ܺܝܣܩܽܘܦ݁ܳܐ
• ܣܳܥܽܘܪܳܐ
• ἐπισκοπή
• ἐπίσκοπος

An overseer, one who has the charge and direction of any thing. The most common acceptation of the word in the New Testament, is that which occurs Acts 20:28 Philippians 1:1 , where it signifies Christ "the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls," 1 Peter 2:25 . Paul describes the qualities requisite in bishops, 1 Timothy 3:2 Titus 1:7 , etc.; Christ himself is their great exemplar.