πάροχος(B),ὁ, (παρέχω)
A. provider, c. gen., Porph. Abst. 2.12 (pl.) : gloss on πρόξενος , Sch. Ar. Pl. 182 .
II. π.,οἱ , in the Roman provinces,those who supplied public officerswith necessaries, Hor. Sat. 1.5.46 , cf. IG 5(1).209.30 (Sparta,i B.C.) : metaph., Cic. Att. 13.2a . 2 .