ἐπίσκοπος
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. 24.729 ,
ἐ.. . ὁδαίων Od. 8.163 ;
ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων watchers over compacts, of the gods,
Il. 22.255 ;
νεκροῦ S. Ant. 217 ;
σῆς ἕδρας Id. OC 112 ;
ἐ. ὀϊστῶν, of an archer, v.l. in
Theoc. 24.107 ; in education,
tutor,
Pl. Lg. 795d ;
ἐ. σωφροσύνης καὶ ὕβρεως ib.
849a : c.dat.,
ἀγυιαῖς ἔσσῃ καὶ λιμένεσσιν ἐ.
Call. Dian. 39 ; esp. of tutelary gods (cf.
ἐπισκοπέὠ, Παλλὰς ἐ.
Sol. 4.3 ;
Δίκη Pl. Lg. 872e ;
Κλειὼ ἐ. χερνίβων Simon. 45 ;
Χάριτες Μινυᾶν ἐ.
Pi. O. 14.3 ;
θεοὶ ἐ. ἀγορᾶς A. Th. 272 ;
πατρῴων δωμάτων ἐ.
Id. Ch. 126 ;
τὸ δεινὸν .. φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον guardian of the mind,
Id. Eu. 518 (lyr.);
νυχίων φθεγμάτων ἐ., of Bacchus,
S. Ant. 1148 (lyr);
Ἐρινύες IG 12(9).1179.33 (Euboea, ii A.D.);[
Χριστὸς] ἐ.
τῶν ψυχῶν 1 Ep.Pet. 2.25 : rarely c. dat.,
πᾶσι γὰρ ἐ. ἐτάχθη .. Νέμεσις Pl. Lg. 717d .
2)..
scout, watch, c.dat.,
ἐ. Τρώεσσι, νήεσσιν ἡμετέρῃσιν,
one set to watch them,
Il. 10.38 ,
342 .
3)..
supervisor, inspector, sent by Athens to subject states,
Ar. Av. 1023 ,
IG 12.10 ,
11 ; of
municipal officials at Rhodes, ib.
12(1).49.42 (ii/i B.C.): generally,
PPetr. 3 P.
75 (iii B.C.), etc.
ShortDef
one who watches over, an overseer, guardian
hitting the mark
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἐπίσκοπος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επισκοπος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-40887
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπίσκοπ-ος</span> (A), <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">σκοπός</span> <span class="bibl"> 1 </span> ) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one who watches over, overseer, guardian</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἦ γὰρ ὄλωλας ἐπίσκοπος, ὅς τέ μιν αὐτὴν ῥύσκευ</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">τὴν πόλιν</span>), of Hector, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:729" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.729/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 24.729 </a>, <span class="quote greek">ἐ.. . ὁδαίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:163" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.163/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.163 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">watchers</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">over</span> compacts, of the gods, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:255" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:22.255/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 22.255 </a>; <span class="quote greek">νεκροῦ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:217" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:217/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 217 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σῆς ἕδρας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:112" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:112/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 112 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. ὀϊστῶν</span>, of an archer, v.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:107" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24.107/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 24.107 </a>; in education, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tutor</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:795d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:795d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 795d </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. σωφροσύνης καὶ ὕβρεως</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:849a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:849a/canonical-url/"> 849a </a>: c.dat., <span class="foreign greek">ἀγυιαῖς ἔσσῃ καὶ λιμένεσσιν ἐ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:39/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Dian.</span> 39 </a>; esp. of tutelary gods (cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἐπισκοπέὠ, Παλλὰς ἐ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:4.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sol.</span> 4.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">Δίκη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:872e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:872e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 872e </a> ; <span class="quote greek">Κλειὼ ἐ. χερνίβων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 45 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">Χάριτες Μινυᾶν ἐ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 14.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">θεοὶ ἐ. ἀγορᾶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:272" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:272/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 272 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πατρῴων</span> <span class="foreign greek">δωμάτων ἐ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:126" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:126/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 126 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ δεινὸν .. φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">guardian</span> of the mind, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:518" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:518/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 518 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">νυχίων φθεγμάτων ἐ.</span>, of Bacchus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1148" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1148/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1148 </a> (lyr); <span class="quote greek">Ἐρινύες</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(9).1179.33 </span> (Euboea, ii A.D.);[<span class="foreign greek">Χριστὸς] ἐ</span>. <span class="quote greek">τῶν ψυχῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg021.perseus-grc1:2:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg021.perseus-grc1:2.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Pet.</span> 2.25 </a> : rarely c. dat., <span class="quote greek">πᾶσι γὰρ ἐ. ἐτάχθη .. Νέμεσις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:717d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:717d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 717d </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scout, watch</span>, c.dat., <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. Τρώεσσι, νήεσσιν ἡμετέρῃσιν</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one set to watch</span> them, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.38 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:342" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:342/canonical-url/"> 342 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">supervisor, inspector</span>, sent by Athens to subject states, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1023" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1023/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1023 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12.10 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 11 </span>; of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">municipal</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">officials</span> at Rhodes, ib.<span class="bibl"> 12(1).49.42 </span> (ii/i B.C.): generally, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PPetr.</span> 3 </span> P.<span class="bibl"> 75 </span> (iii B.C.), etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ecclesiastical superintendent</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἐπίσκοποι καὶ διάκονοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Phil.</span> 1.1 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:20:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:20.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Act.Ap.</span> 20.28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg015.perseus-grc1:3:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg015.perseus-grc1:3.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Ti.</span> 3.2 </a>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}