epistates
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĕpistătes: ae, m., = ἐπιστάτης,
I an overseer, superintendent, Cato, R. R. 56; Tert. Mart. 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ĕpistătēs,¹⁶ æ, m. (ἐπιστάτης), supérieur, chef : Cato Agr. 56.
Latin > German (Georges)
epistatēs, ae, m. (επιστάτης), der Vorsteher, Aufseher, Cato r. r. 56. Tert. ad mart. 3.
