one to whom the charge of anything is entrusted, steward, trustee, administrator,
ἐπίτροπ-ος,ον , ̔ἐπιτρέπὠ
A. 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. 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
.
