epíscopo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of bispo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.ko.pu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.ko.pu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eˈpiʃ.ko.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.ko.po/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /eˈpiʃ.ku.pu/

Noun

epíscopo m (plural epíscopos)

1. (Christianity) a bishop, especially during the early Christian church

Related terms

• episcopado
• episcopal

Further reading

• “epíscopo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024