Chorepiscope

/ˌkɔːrɪˈpɪskoʊp/ noun

Definition

An alternative name for a chorepiscopus, an assistant or subordinate bishop in early Christian church governance.

Etymology

From Late Latin 'chorepiscopus' with '-scope' meaning 'one who watches or oversees.' This is primarily a variant or alternate term for the same ecclesiastical office.

Kelly Says

This word is so rare that even church historians barely use it anymore—most prefer the simpler 'chorepiscopus,' but '-scope' words often mean 'to watch/oversee,' which is exactly what these bishops did for their territories.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንግሥት አስፂ
mengist as
ARالعربية
نائب الأسقف
na'ib al-asqaf
BNবাংলা
সহকারী বিশপ
sohkarbi bishop
CACatalà
bisbe auxiliar
bisbe aw-k-si-liar
CSČeština
spolubiskup
spolu-biskup
DADansk
biskopshjælper
biskopshjælper
DEDeutsch
Koadjutor
koh-ad-dju-tor
ELΕλληνικά
υπεραγγέλμα
yperagghelma
ESEspañol
coadjuntor
ko-a-djuhn-tor
FAفارسی
کمک‌کنندهٔ اسقف
kemk-kuneh-e asqaf
FISuomi
apulaispiispa
apulaispiispa
FRFrançais
coadjuteur
ko-a-dju-tewr
GUGU
સહાયક બિશપ
sah-ayk bishap
HAHA
ma'aikatan bishi
ma'aikatan bishi
HEעברית
نائב הבישוף
na'iv habishof
HIहिन्दी
अध्यक्षीय सहायक
adhyaksheey sahaayak
HUMagyar
segédlelkész
sze-ge-dlelkész
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembantu uskup
pembantu uskup
IGIG
onye na-eje bishop
onye na-eje bishop
ITItaliano
coadiutore
ko-a-dju-to-re
JA日本語
副主教
fuku-shuji
KKKK
бішп қоры
bishp qory
KMKM
សម្បត្តិ ប្រធាន
sampat-ti pra-than
KO한국어
조수교구장
jo-su-gyo-gu-jang
MRMR
सहायक बिशप
sah-ayk bishap
MSBahasa Melayu
penolong uskup
penolong uskup
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ ဘုန်းကြီး
pon-san bhun-khee
NLNederlands
coadjutor
ko-a-dju-tor
NONorsk
biskopshjelper
biskopshjelper
PAPA
ਸਹਾਇਕ ਬਿਸ਼ਪ
sa-hai-k bishap
PLPolski
biskup pomocniczy
biskup pomocniczy
PTPortuguês
coadjutor
ko-a-dju-tor
RORomână
episcop adjunt
episcop ad-djuhnt
RUРусский
помощник епископа
pomoshnik episkopa
SVSvenska
biskopshjälpare
biskopshjalpare
SWKiswahili
msaidizi wa askofu
m-saidizi wa askofu
TAதமிழ்
உதவி ஆயர்
udavi aayar
TEతెలుగు
సహాయకుడు బిషప్
sahayaakudu bishap
THไทย
ผู้ช่วยเจ้าคณะ
phue-chue-chao-kana
TLTL
tulong sa obispo
tulung sa obispo
TRTürkçe
yardımcı piskopos
yardimci piskopos
UKУкраїнська
помічник єпископа
pomichnyk yepiskopа
URاردو
مُعاون البطريرك
mu'a'awan al-baṭrērīk
VITiếng Việt
chánh tòa phụ tá
chanh toa phu ta
YOYO
olúgbọ́ Ọba
olúgbọ́ Ọba
ZH中文
助主教
zhu-zhǔ-jiào
ZUZU
umphathi we-bhishopi
umphathi we-bhishopi

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