Lewis & Short

† ĕpīscŏpus, i, m., = ἐπίσκοπος, an overseer, superintendent.

  1. I. In gen., Dig. 50, 4, 18, § 7; Inscr. Orell. 4024 (in Cic. Att. 7, 11 fin., written as Greek).
  2. II. In partic., a bishop (eccl. Lat.), Amm. 15, 7, 7; Vulg. Phil. 1, 1 al.