Bible Dictionary
BISHOPRICK
An office of oversight or supervision. In Acts 1:20 the term refers to the office or place of service associated with a bishop or overseer.
Definition
Bishoprick means an office of oversight or supervision. The word denotes an office rather than a territorial see.
Biblical Usage
In Acts 1:20 it refers to the office or overseership associated with the position of a bishop.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bish'-up-rik (episkope; Ac 1:20 the King James Version, quoted from Ps 109:8): the Revised Version (British and American) "office," margin, "overseership."</p><p>See BISHOP.</p>