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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
The
jurisdiction and charge of a
bishop
(
Acts 1:20
20
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. (Acts 1:20)
;
1 Tim. 3:1
1
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (1 Timothy 3:1)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
ἐπισκοπή.
The
word is “
office
” in
Psalm 109:8,
8
Let his days be few; and let another take his office. (Psalm 109:8)
which
passage
is quoted in the
New
Testament
where the office, is “apostleship,”
for
which one was chosen to
take
the
place
of
Judas
Iscariot
(
Acts 1:20
20
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. (Acts 1:20)
).