ἐπίτροπος

English (LSJ)

ον, (ἐπιτρέπω)

   A one to whom the charge of anything is entrusted, steward, trustee, administrator, c.gen. rei, τῶν ἑωυτοῦ Hdt.1.108 ; τῶν οἰκίων Id.3.63 : abs., X.Oec.12.3, D.21.78, 27.19, Ev.Luc.8.3, etc.; steward, messman, X.Cyr.4.2.35 : metaph., τῶν [τοῦ Πρωταγόρου] ἐ. Pl.Tht.165a.    2 = Lat. procurator, Καίσαρος ἐ. Str.3.4.20, Plu.2.813e, etc.; ἐ. Σεβαστοῦ, -τῶν, OG1502.10 (Aezani, ii A.D.), 501.2 (Tralles, ii A.D.); ἐ. τῆς Ἠπείρου Arr.Epict.3.4.1 ; τῶν μετάλλων OG1678.5 (Egypt, ii A.D.), etc.    3 governor, viceroy, οἱ ἐ. τῆς Μέμφιος, Μιλήτου ἐ., Hdt.3.27,5.30, cf. 106.    4 executor, PPetr.3p.9, al.(iii B.C.).    II c.gen.pers., trustee, guardian, Hdt.4.76, Th.2.80, etc.; ἐ. τινι παίδων Hyp.Epit.42 : abs., Pl.Lg.924b, etc.; ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους εἶναι Ep.Gal.4.2 ; καθιστάναι ἐ. PRyl.153.18(ii A.D.): metaph., guardian, protector, θεὸς ἐ. ἐών Pi.O.1.106.