ἐπίσκοπος
ἐπίσκοπος, one who watches over, an overseer, guardian
ἐπίσκοπος2, hitting the mark
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ἐπισκόπῳ masculine dative singular of ἐπίσκοπος
ἐπισκόπῳ feminine dative singular, masculine dative singular, neuter dative singular of ἐπίσκοπος2
- one who watches over, overseer, guardian, ἦ γὰρ ὄλωλας ἐπίσκοπος, ὅς τέ μιν αὐτὴν ῥύσκευ (sc. τὴν πόλιν), of Hector, Il. 24.729, ἐ. . . ὁδαίων Od. 8.163; ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων watchers over compacts, of the gods, Il. 22.255; νεκροῦ S. Ant. 217; σῆς ἕδρας Id. OC 112; ἐ. ὀϊστῶν, of an archer, v.l. in Theoc. 24.107; in education, tutor, Pl. Lg. 795d; ἐ. σωφροσύνης καὶ ὕβρεως ib. 849a: c. dat., ἀγυιαῖς ἔσσῃ καὶ λιμένεσσιν ἐ. Call. Dian. 39; esp. of tutelary gods (cf. ἐπισκοπέὠ, Παλλὰς ἐ. Sol. 4.3; Δίκη Pl. Lg. 872e; Κλειὼ ἐ. χερνίβων Simon. 45; Χάριτες Μινυᾶν ἐ. Pi. O. 14.3; θεοὶ ἐ. ἀγορᾶς A. Th. 272; πατρῴων δωμάτων ἐ. Id. Ch. 126; τὸ δεινὸν . . φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον guardian of the mind, Id. Eu. 518 (lyr.); νυχίων φθεγμάτων ἐ., of Bacchus, S. Ant. 1148 (lyr); Ἐρινύες IG 12(9).1179.33 (Euboea, ii A.D.); [Χριστὸς] ἐ. τῶν ψυχῶν 1 Ep.Pet. 2.25: rarely c. dat., πᾶσι γὰρ ἐ. ἐτάχθη . . Νέμεσις Pl. Lg. 717d.
- 2 scout, watch, c. dat., ἐ. Τρώεσσι, νήεσσιν ἡμετέρῃσιν, one set to watch them, Il. 10.38, 342.
- 3 supervisor, inspector, sent by Athens to subject states, Ar. Av. 1023, IG 1(2).10,11; of municipal officials at Rhodes, ib. 12(1).49.42 (ii/i B.C.): generally, PPetr. 3 P. 75 (iii B.C.), etc.
- 4 ecclesiastical superintendent, ἐπίσκοποι καὶ διάκονοι Ep.Phil. 1.1, cf. Act.Ap. 20.28, 1 Ep.Ti. 3.2, etc.
- hitting the mark, successful, βάλλειν ἐ. Them. Or. 11.143a (Sup.); τοξότης Him. Ecl. 14.3; ἠχή Opp. C. 1.42; reaching, touching, νίκης μὴ κακῆς ἐπίσκοπα A. Eu. 903; ἄτης τῆσδʼ ἐ. μέλος having regard to the calamity, S. Aj. 976: neut. pl. ἐπίσκοπα, as Adv., successfully, with good aim, ἐ. τοξεύειν Hdt. 3.35, Jul. Or. 1.11c: regul. Adv. -πως, ἀκοντίζειν ἢ τοξεύειν Alcid. Soph. 7, cf. Poll. 6.205: Comp. -ώτερα, βάλλειν Them. Or. 8.116b: Sup. -ώτατα Poll. 1.215. Cf. εὔστοχος, εὔσκοπος.
1. toezichthouder, beschermer:
2. verspieder:
3. inspecteur (in Athene); opziener
In NT u. K.S. Aufseher über eine Gemeinde, Bischof.
• adv., ἐπισκόπως πέμπειν τοὺς ὀϊστούς Them.; ἀκοντιεῖς ἐπισκοπώτατα Poll. 1.215 ; Alcidam. Soph. p. 674.21.
-ου, ὁ
[ἐπι- 5 + σκοπ-, σκέπτομαι.]
- 1
One who watches over something, a guardian or protector Il. 22.255, Il. 24.729.
One who looks (sharply) after something, a (keen) trafficker in or snatcher of something: ὁδαίων Od. 8.163.
- 2
One who spies upon (something), a spy.
With dat.: Τρώεσσιν Il. 10.38, νήεσσιν
342.
- 1
- 1guardian Χάριτες Ἐρχομενοῦ, παλαιγόνων Μινυᾶν ἐπίσκοποι O. 14.4
Strong 1985
a superintendent, guardian, overseer (cl.; for exx. v. LS, s.v.): Ac 20:28, I Pe 2:25 (ICC, in l.); as technical term for a religious office (Deiss., BS, 230 f.), in later Paul. epp. of the head of a church (Vg.
Ártemis, tú que también antes fuiste guardiana
escúchame, benévolo y guardián, Anubis de buena simiente
- 1one who watches over, an overseer, guardian, Hom., Soph.:—of tutelary gods, Solon., etc.
- 2c. dat., ἐπ. Τρώεσσι one set to watch them, Il.
- 3a public officer, intendant, sent to the subject states, Ar.
- 4a bishop, NTest.
- hitting the mark: metaph. reaching, touching a point, c. gen., Aesch., Soph.:—neut. pl. ἐπίσκοπα, as adv. successfully, with good aim, Hdt.