episcop

Romanian

Alternative forms

• епископ (episcop) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek επίσκοπος (epískopos), from Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos) (perhaps partly borrowed through Latin episcopus or Old Church Slavonic епискоупъ (episkupŭ)). Cf. also the archaic or regional doublet piscup.

Noun

episcop m (plural episcopi)

1. bishop

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	episcop	episcopul		episcopi	episcopii
genitive-dative	episcop	episcopului		episcopi	episcopilor
vocative	episcopule			episcopilor

See also

• ierarh
• nebun (“bishop (piece in chess)”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Episkop.

Noun

episcop m (plural episcoape)

1. (optics) episcope

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	episcop	episcopul		episcoape	episcoapele
genitive-dative	episcop	episcopului		episcoape	episcoapelor
vocative	episcopule			episcoapelor

Further reading

• “episcop”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025