ἐπιστᾰ́τ-ης,ου,ὁ, (ἐφίσταμαι)
A. one who stands nearorby: hence, like ἱκέτης ,suppliant,οὐ σύ γ' ἂν . . σῷ ἐπιστάτῃ οὐδ' ἅλα
δοίης
Od. 17.455
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2. . in battle-order,one's rear-rank man, X. Cyr. 3.3.50 , 8.1.10 , al.
b. . also,even numbersin aλόχος, Ascl. Tact. 2.3 , Arr. Tact. 6.6 .
II. .one who standsoris mounted upon,ἁρμάτων ἐ., of a charioteer, S. El. 702 , E. Ph. 1147 ;ἐλεφάντων ἐ., of the driver, Plb. 1.40.11 .
2. .one who is set over, chief, commander, A. Th. 816 ( 815 ); ὅπλων
Id. Pers. 379
;ποιμνίων ἐ. S. Aj. 27 ;ἐρετμῶν ἐ. E. Hel. 1267 ;θύματος ἐ. Id. Hec. 223 ; butταύρων πυρπνόων ζεύγλῃσι masteringthem with . . , Id. Med. 478 ;ἐνόπτρων καὶ μύρων, of the Trojans, Id. Or. 1112 ;ἐ. Κολωνοῦ, of a tutelary god, S. OC 889 ; [καιρὸς] ἀνδράσιν μέγιστος ἔργου παντός ἐστ' ἐ. Id. El. 76 ; also in Prose,ἐ. γενέσθαι τῶν λόγων ἴσους καὶ κοινούς judges, And. 4.7 ;ποίας ἐργασίας ἐ.; Answ.ἐ. τοῦ ποιῆσαι δεινὸν λέγειν(where it = ἐπιστήμων ) Pl. Prt. 312d ; πραγμάτων