(انگریزی ماخذ{{Efn|Etymology from en.wiktionary.org:<br>Bishop. From Proto-Germanic *''biskopas'', *''biskupaz'' ("bishop"), from Vulgar Latin *''biscopus'', fromاز Latinلاطینی ''episcopus'' ("overseer, supervisor"), from Ancient Greek {{Lang|grc|ἐπίσκοπος}} (''episkopos'', "overseer"), from {{Lang|grc|ἐπί}} (''epi'', "over") + {{Lang|grc|σκοπέω}} (''skopeō'', "I examine").}}<ref>{{LSJ|e)pi/skopos1|ἐπίσκοπος|ref}}</ref><ref>{{L&S|episcopus|ref}}</ref><ref>{{OEtymD|bishop}}</ref> from the [[عہد نامہ جدید]] of the Christian Bible [[یونانی زبان]] {{Lang|grc|ἐπίσκοπος}}, ''epískopos'', "overseer", "guardian")
