LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

episcopus

episcopus m (genitive episcopī)
Classical[ɛˈpɪs.kɔ.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈpis.ko.pus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculineoverseer, supervisor, bishop (in a Christian church who governs a diocese)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepiscopusepiscopī
genitiveepiscopīepiscopōrum
dativeepiscopōepiscopīs
accusativeepiscopumepiscopōs
ablativeepiscopōepiscopīs
vocativeepiscopeepiscopī

ĕpīscŏpus, i, m., = ἐπίσκοπος,
I. an overseer, superintendent.
I. In gen., Dig. 50, 4, 18, § 7; Inscr. Orell. 4024 (in Cic. Att. 7, 11 fin., written as Greek).—
II. In partic., a bishop (eccl. Lat.), Amm. 15, 7, 7; Vulg. Phil. 1, 1 al.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher, lookout, guardian”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchévêquefrom Old French evesque
  • Occitanavesquefrom Old French evesque
  • Catalanbisbefrom Old Occitan bisbe
  • Sardinianobíscu
  • Italianepiscopo
  • Portugueseepíscopo
  • Aragonesebispe
  • Aragonesebispo
  • Dalmatianpascu
  • Franco-Provençalèvèque
West Iberian
  • Portuguesebispofrom Old Galician-Portuguese bispo
  • Spanishobispo
  • Asturianobispufrom Old Leonese obispo
  • Galicianbispofrom Old Galician-Portuguese bispo
Eastern Romance
  • Romanianpiscup
Italo-Romance
  • Italianvescovo
  • Neapolitanpiscopo
  • Sicilianviscuvu
  • Sicilianviscu
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesevëscu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianvescul
  • Romanshuvestg

Quick answers

What does episcopus mean in Latin?
episcopus, a noun, means “overseer, supervisor, bishop (in a Christian church who governs a diocese)”.
What is the genitive of episcopus?
The genitive singular is episcopī. episcopus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce episcopus?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈpɪs.kɔ.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈpis.ko.pus].