ἐπιστᾰτ-ης, ου, ὁ,
(ἐφίσταμαι) one who stands near or by: hence, like{ἱκέτης}, suppliant, οὐ σύ γ᾽ ἂν.. σῷ ἐπιστάτῃ οὐδ᾽ ἅλα δοίης [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.455. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2. in battle-order, one's rear-rank man, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.50, 8.1.10, +others ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2.b. also, even numbers in a λόχος, [[ 1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 2.3, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 6.6. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II. one who stands or is mounted upon, ἁρμάτων ἐ., of a charioteer, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 702, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1147 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐλεφάντων ἐ., of the driver, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.40.11. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2. one who is set over, chief, commander, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 816 (815); ὅπλων [prev. author] “Pers.” 379 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ποιμνίων ἐ. [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 27 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐρετμῶν ἐ. [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1267 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; θύματος ἐ. [[ [prev. author] “Hec.” 223 ] Refs]; but ταύρων πυρπνόων ζεύγλῃσι mastering them with.., [[ [prev. author] “Med.” 478 ] Refs]; ἐνόπτρων καὶ μύρων, of the Trojans, [[ [prev. author] “Or.” 1112 ] Refs]; ἐ. Κολωνοῦ, of a tutelary god, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 889 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; [καιρὸς] ἀνδράσιν μέγιστος ἔργου παντός ἐστ᾽ ἐ. [[ [prev. author] “El.” 76 ] Refs]; also in Prose, ἐ. γενέσθαι τῶν λόγων ἴσους καὶ κοινούς judges, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.7 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποίας ἐργασίας ἐ.; Answ. ἐ. τοῦ ποιῆσαι δεινὸν λέγειν (where it ={ἐπιστήμων}) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 312d; πραγμάτων 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.121 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπιστάται ἄθλων stewards of games, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 949a, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 8.4 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a pilot, [[ [prev. author] “Oec.” 21.3 ] Refs]; supervisor of training, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 412a, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.5.18 (_plural_); ἐ. τῶν παίδων “IG” 12(1).43 (from Rhodes)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν ἐφήβων [[ “Inscription Prien.” 112.73 (1st c.BC): _vocative_ ἐπιστάτα, = “Rabbi, NT.Luke.5.5, +others ] NT+1st c.BC+]