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.