G244: ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος
allotriepískopos · “meddler”
Definition
overseeing others' affairs, i.e. a meddler (specially, in Gentile customs)
KJV translates it as: busybody in other men's matters
Extended definition
ἀλλοτρι-επίσκοπος (Rec. ἀλλοτριοεπ-), -ου, ὁ
one who meddles in things alien to his calling: 1Pe.4:15 (see ICC, in l; Deiss., BS, 224-4; MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
one who meddles in things alien to his calling: 1Pe.4:15 (see ICC, in l; Deiss., BS, 224-4; MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G244 is translated
- a troublesome meddler; ×1
Bible verses with G244 (allotriepískopos)
Allotriepískopos appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Peter 4:15
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.