episkope denotes oversight as an office or responsibility, and also a time or day of visitation.

The term denotes oversight as a responsibility or position in 1 Timothy 3:1 and Acts 1:20; it also occurs in temporal expressions for a day or time of visitation in 1 Peter 2:12 and Luke 19:44.

1. A responsibility or position to be taken up · dominant

   In 1 Timothy 3:1, the genitive singular form occurs with aspiring and desiring a good work; the APB renders the clause “if anyone aspires to oversight, he desires a good work.” In Acts 1:20, the accusative singular form is something another is to take, and the APB renders “let another take his position of oversight.”

   1 Timothy 3:1Acts 1:20
2. A time or day of visitation · common

   In 1 Peter 2:12, the genitive singular form appears in the phrase “on the day of oversight,” when observers may glorify God after seeing good works. In Luke 19:44, the same genitive singular form occurs in the reason given for devastation; the APB renders it as failure to recognize “the time of your visitation.”

   1 Peter 2:12Luke 19:44

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “oversight” for the responsibility in 1 Timothy 3:1 and the position in Acts 1:20, and for the day in 1 Peter 2:12; in Luke 19:44 it uses “visitation.” These renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.