ἐπίσκοπος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(A), ὁ, (<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> σκοπός 1) <b class="b2">one who watches over, overseer, guardian</b>, <b class="b3">ἦ γὰρ ὄλωλας ἐπίσκοπος, ὅς τέ μιν αὐτὴν ῥύσκευ</b> (sc. <b class="b3">τὴν πόλιν</b>), of Hector, <span class="bibl">Il.24.729</span>, ἐ. . . ὁδαίων <span class="bibl">Od.8.163</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων</b> [[watchers]] [[over]] compacts, of the gods, <span class="bibl">Il.22.255</span>; νεκροῦ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>217</span>; σῆς ἕδρας <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OC</span>112</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. ὀϊστῶν</b>, of an archer, v.l. in <span class="bibl">Theoc.24.107</span>; in education, [[tutor]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>795d</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. σωφροσύνης καὶ ὕβρεως</b> ib.<span class="bibl">849a</span>: c.dat., <b class="b3">ἀγυιαῖς ἔσσῃ καὶ λιμένεσσιν ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Dian.</span>39</span>; esp. of tutelary gods (cf. <b class="b3">ἐπισκοπέὠ, Παλλὰς ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Sol.4.3</span>; Δίκη <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>872e</span>; Κλειὼ ἐ. χερνίβων <span class="bibl">Simon.45</span>; <b class="b3">Χάριτες Μινυᾶν ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>14.3</span>; θεοὶ ἐ. ἀγορᾶς <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>272</span>; <b class="b3">πατρῴων</b> <b class="b3">δωμάτων ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ch.</span>126</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ δεινὸν . . φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον</b> [[guardian]] of the mind, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Eu.</span>518</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">νυχίων φθεγμάτων ἐ</b>., of Bacchus, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span> 1148</span> (lyr); Ἐρινύες <span class="title">IG</span>12(9).1179.33 (Euboea, ii A.D.); [<b class="b3">Χριστὸς] ἐ</b>. τῶν ψυχῶν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Pet.</span>2.25</span>: rarely c. dat., πᾶσι γὰρ ἐ. ἐτάχθη . . Νέμεσις <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>717d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span>. [[scout]], [[watch]], c.dat., <b class="b3">ἐ. Τρώεσσι, νήεσσιν ἡμετέρῃσιν</b>, [[one set to watch]] them, <span class="bibl">Il.10.38</span>,<span class="bibl">342</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span>. [[supervisor]], [[inspector]], sent by Athens to subject states, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>1023</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>12.10,11; of [[municipal]] [[officials]] at Rhodes, ib.12(1).49.42 (ii/i B.C.): generally, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PPetr.</span>3</span> P.<span class="bibl">75</span> (iii B.C.), etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span>. <b class="b2">ecclesiastical superintendent</b>, ἐπίσκοποι καὶ διάκονοι <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.Phil.</span>1.1</span>, cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>20.28</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Ti.</span>3.2</span>, etc.</span><br /><span class="bld">ἐπίσκοπ-ος</span> (B), ον, (<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> σκοπός <span class="bibl">11</span>) <b class="b2">hitting the mark, successful</b>, <b class="b3">βάλλειν ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Them.<span class="title">Or.</span>11.143a</span> (Sup.); τοξότης <span class="bibl">Him.<span class="title">Ecl.</span>14.3</span>; ἠχή <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>1.42</span>; [[reaching]], [[touching]], νίκης μὴ κακῆς ἐπίσκοπα <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>903</span>; <b class="b3">ἄτηστῆσδ' ἐ. μέλος</b> <b class="b2">having regard to</b> the calamity, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>976</span>: neut. pl. <b class="b3">ἐπίσκοπα</b>, as Adv., [[successfully]], [[with]] [[goodaim]], ἐ.τοξεύειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.35</span>, <span class="bibl">Jul.<span class="title">Or.</span>1.11c</span>: regul.Adv. <b class="b3">-πως, ἀκοντίζειν</b> ἢ τοξεύειν <span class="bibl">Alcid.<span class="title">Soph.</span>7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Poll.6.205</span>: Comp. -ώτερα, βάλλειν <span class="bibl">Them.<span class="title">Or.</span>8.116b</span>: Sup. -ώτατα <span class="bibl">Poll.1.215</span>. Cf. <b class="b3">εὔστοχος, εὔσκοπος</b>.</span>