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	<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:감독]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->'''Overseer''' (Greek: ''episkopos'') is one of several titles used in the New Testament—alongside ''[[elder]]'' (''presbyteros'') and ''pastor'' (''poimēn'')—to describe those entrusted with leadership, governance, and pastoral care within the [[Church]]. As the Church developed beyond the apostolic age and adopted a more organized structure, the office of overseer gradually emerged as the highest position of authority in local congregations.		<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:감독]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->[[file:Burghers michael saintpolycarp.jpg\|thumb\| 150px \|[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Polycarp Saint Polycarp], Michael Burghers, 1685: Polycarp was the bishop of Smyrna in the 2nd century''.'']]'''Overseer''' (Greek: ''episkopos'') is one of several titles used in the New Testament—alongside ''[[elder]]'' (''presbyteros'') and ''pastor'' (''poimēn'')—to describe those entrusted with leadership, governance, and pastoral care within the [[Church]]. As the Church developed beyond the apostolic age and adopted a more organized structure, the office of overseer gradually emerged as the highest position of authority in local congregations.

	==Etymology and Usage==		==Etymology and Usage==