furnishing oneself with provisions, foraging ἐπισῑτ-ισμός,ὁ, A. furnishing oneself with provisions, foraging, X. HG 3.2.26 , An. 1.5.9 . 2. .stockorstore of provisions, ib. 7.1.9 , D. 34.7 , J. BJ 3
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furnishing oneself with provisions, foraging ἐπισῑτ-ισμός,ὁ, A. furnishing oneself with provisions, foraging, X. HG 3.2.26 , An. 1.5.9 . 2. .stockorstore of provisions, ib. 7.1.9 , D. 34.7 , J. BJ 3
food ἐπισιτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (ἐπισιτίζομαι, to supply with provisions), [in LXX: Gen.42:25, al. (צֵידָה), Jdth.2:18 4:5 ;] __1. a foraging. __2. provisions, food: Luk.9:12.† (AS)
food ἐπισῑτ-ισμός, ὁ, furnishing oneself with provisions, foraging, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.26, “An.” 1.5.9. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __2. stock or store of p
one ἐπισκᾰφ-εύς,έως,ὁ, A. one who harrows in the seed, Id.
inspector, ἐπισκέπτ-ης,ου,ὁ, A. inspector, PLond. 3.1171.63 (i B.C.); ἐλαϊκῶν καρπῶν Sammelb. 4416.8 (ii A.D.): generally,one who inquires into, φήμης App. BC 3.25 ; = ἐπίσκοπος , AB 254 ;= sal
one who equips ἐπισκευ-αστής,οῦ,ὁ, A. one who equipsorrepairs, πομπείων D. 22.78 , etc.;τῶν ἱερῶνLex ap. Ath. 6.235d , Arist. Ath. 50.1 ,Ἀρχ.ἐφ. 1923.39 (Oropus,iv B.C.).
shading, covering ἐπισκῐ-ασμός,ὁ, A. shading, covering, Hsch. II. .weak sight, Vett.Val. 110.36 (pl.), al.
one who watches over, overseer, guardian ἐπίσκοπ-ος(A),ὁ, ( A. σκοπός 1 )one who watches over, overseer, guardian,ἦ γὰρ ὄλωλας ἐπίσκοπος, ὅς τέ μιν αὐτὴν ῥύσκευ(sc.τὴν πόλιν), of Hector, Il. 24.72
overseer ἐπί-σκοπος, -ου, ὁ (σκοπός, a watcher), [in LXX for פָּקַד, its parts and derivatives, Num.4:16 31:14, Jdg.9:28, 4Ki.11:15 11:18, 2Ch.34:12 34:17, Neh.11:9, 14 11:22; אֵל, Job.20:29; נָגַשׂ:
overseer 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”
ball-game ἐπίσκῡρος,ὁ, A. ball-game( = ἐπίκοινος 111 ) resembling Rugby football, Hsch. , Poll. 9.103 , Sch. Pl. Tht. 146a . II. .governor, Call. Fr. 231 , cf. Hsch.
operation ἐπισκῠφισμός,ὁ, A. operationperformed on the scalp for eye-affections, Aët. 7.93 .
transport, dispatch ἐπισπουδ-ασμός,ὁ, A. transport, dispatch, πυροῦ PGrenf. 2.23.17 (ii B.C.), cf. Annales du Service 13.224 (Crocodilopolis,iii A.D.), prob. in PStrassb. 93.2 (ii B.C.).
one who presses on a work ἐπισπουδ-αστής,οῦ,ὁ, A. one who presses on a work, LXX Is. 14.4 . II. .ἐ. τῆς Θηβαί̈δος, name of an official in Egypt,PBodl.ined. 31218 . 2. .transportmaster, PRyl. 183
a taskmaster ἐπισπουδ-αστής, οῦ, ὁ, one who presses on a work, [[ LXX.Isa.14.4. ] LXX] __II. ἐ. τῆς Θηβαΐδος, name of an official in Egypt, PBodl.unpublished[[ 31218. ] Refs] __II.2. transportmaste
supervisor ἐπίσσοφος,ὁ, an official at Thera, Test.Epict. 8.15 . (Perh. fr.ψέφω, lit. A. supervisor):—the Verb [ἐπις] οφεύωis prob. in IG 9(1).691.15 (Corc.,iii B.C.).
wool used for dropping oil ἐπιστάκτης,ου,ὁ, A. wool used for dropping oil, Heliod. (?) ap. Orib. 46.19.13 .
groaning, ἐπιστεν-αγμός,ὁ, A. groaning, Gloss.
secretary ἐπιστολ-εύς,έως,ὁ, (ἐπιστολή) A. secretary, τοῦ Αὐτοκράτορος IG 14.1085 ; also in Persia, Suid. s.v. ἐπιστέλλει . II. . among the Spartans,admiral second in command, vice-admiral, X. HG
letter-carrier ἐπιστολ-ηφόρος,ὁ, A. letter-carrier, Zoroasterin Cat.Cod.Astr. 2.193.38 :—in formἐπιστολᾱφόρος, PRyl. 78.24 (ii A.D.),PLond.ined. 2172 (ii/iii A.D.), PPetersb. 1 (iii A.D.).
royal secretary ἐπιστολᾱγράφος[γρᾰ],ὁ , A. royal secretary, BCH 32.431 (Delos, Ptolemaic period), Plb. 30.25.16 cod., OGI 259 (v.BCHl.c); cf.ἐπιστολογράφος.
bearer of dispatches ἐπιστολιᾱφόρος,ὁ, A. bearer of dispatches(v. ἐπιστολεύς 11 ), X. HG 6.2.25 .
letter-writer, secretary ἐπιστολόγρᾰφ-ος,ὁ, A. letter-writer, secretary, OGI 139.14 ( Ptol. ), 194.24 (i B.C.), PTeb. 112.87 (ii B.C.), UPZ 108.34 (i B.C.), PPar. 70 ; cf.ἐπιστολαγράφος.
viceroy ἐπιστρᾰ́τ-ηγος,ὁ, A. viceroyof one of the three provinces of Egypt formed by Ptolemy V, OGI 103.4 (ii B.C.), PGiss. 36.1 (ii B.C.); also under the Romans, Str. 17.1.13 , IGRom. 1.1141 , al.