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ἐπίτροπος

ἐπίτροπος, one to whom a charge is entrusted, a trustee, administrator

ἐπίτροπ-ος, ον, (ἐπιτρέπω)
  • one to whom the charge of anything is entrusted, steward, trustee, administrator, c.gen. rei, τῶν ἑωυτοῦ Hdt. 1.108; τῶν οἰκίων Id. 3.63: abs., X. Oec. 12.3, D. 21.78, 27.19, Ev.Luc. 8.3, etc.; steward, messman, X. Cyr. 4.2.35: metaph., τῶν [τοῦ Πρωταγόρου] ἐ. Pl. Tht. 165a.
      • 2 = Lat. procurator, Καίσαρος ἐ. Str. 3.4.20, Plu. Praec. 2.813e, etc.; ἐ. Σεβαστοῦ, -τῶν, OG 1502.10 (Aezani, ii A.D.), 501.2 (Tralles, ii A.D.); ἐ. τῆς Ἠπείρου Arr. Epict. 3.4.1; τῶν μετάλλων OG 1678.5 (Egypt, ii A.D.), etc.
      • 3 governor, viceroy, οἱ ἐ. τῆς Μέμφιος, Μιλήτου ἐ., Hdt. 3.27, 5.30, cf. 106.
      • 4 executor, PPetr. 3p.9, al.(iii B.C.).
    • II c.gen.pers., trustee, guardian, Hdt. 4.76, Th. 2.80, etc.; ἐ. τινι παίδων Hyp. Epit. 42: abs., Pl. Lg. 924b, etc.; ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους εἶναι Ep.Gal. 4.2; καθιστάναι ἐ. PRyl. 153.18(ii A.D.): metaph., guardian, protector, θεὸς ἐ. ἐών Pi. O. 1.106.

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