ἐπίσσοφος
From LSJ
τίς τὸν πλανήτην Οἰδίπουν καθ' ἡμέραν τὴν νῦν σπανιστοῖς δέξεται δωρήμασιν → who on this day shall receive Oedipus the wanderer with scanty gifts
English (LSJ)
ὁ, an official at Thera, Test.Epict.8.15. (Perh. fr. ψέφω, lit.
A supervisor):—the Verb [ἐπις] οφεύω is prob. in IG9(1).691.15 (Corc., iii B.C.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπίσσοφος: ὁ, ἄρχων ἔν τισι Δωρ. πόλεσιν ἐκλεγόμενος ὡς πρόεδρος τῆς ἐκκλησίας, Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 2448 VIII. 16 κἑξ. ― Ἴδε Lexicographical Study of Greek. Inscr. by H. M. Searles. ἐν λέξει.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: name of an official (Thera, Schwyzer 227, 199)
Derivatives: Perh. [ἐπι]σοφεύω (IG IX 1, 691, Corcyra).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown.
