ἐπίσκοπ-ος, ὁ,
__A (σκοπός 1) one who watches over, overseer, guardian, ἦ γὰρ ὄλωλας ἐπίσκοπος, ὅς τέ μιν αὐτὴν ῥύσκευ (i.e. τὴν πόλιν), of Hector, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.729, ἐ... ὁδαίων 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.163 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων watchers over compacts, of the gods, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.255; νεκροῦ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 217; σῆς ἕδρας [prev. author] “OC” 112 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. ὀϊστῶν, of an archer, variant in [[ 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.107 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in education, tutor, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 795d; ἐ. σωφροσύνης καὶ ὕβρεως [prev. work] 849a: with _dative_, ἀγυιαῖς ἔσσῃ καὶ λιμένεσσιν ἐ. 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 39 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of tutelary gods (compare ἐπισκοπέὠ, Παλλὰς ἐ. [[ 6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 4.3; Δίκη 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 872e; Κλειὼ ἐ. χερνίβων 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 45 ] Refs 6th c.BC+]; Χάριτες Μινυᾶν ἐ. [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 14.3; θεοὶ ἐ. ἀγορᾶς 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 272 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πατρῴων δωμάτων ἐ. [[ [prev. author] “Ch.” 126 ] Refs]; τὸ δεινὸν.. φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον guardian of the mind, [[ [prev. author] “Eu.” 518 (Lyric poetry)] Refs]; νυχίων φθεγμάτων ἐ., of Bacchus, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1148 (lyr); Ἐρινύες “IG” 12(9).1179.33 (Euboea, 2nd c.AD)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; [Χριστὸς] ἐ. τῶν ψυχῶν [[ NT.1Pet.2.25: rarely with _dative_, πᾶσι γὰρ ἐ. ἐτάχθη.. Νέμεσις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 717d. ] NT+5th c.BC+]
__A.2. scout, watch, c.dative, ἐ. Τρώεσσι, νήεσσιν ἡμετέρῃσιν, one set to watch them, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.38, 342. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]