ἐπίσκοπος

episkopos

one who watches over, overseer, guardian

Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Book IV 1
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717d2
Book VI 2
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762d6
784a1
Book VII 1
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795d2
Book VIII 1
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849a6
Book IX 2
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872e3
866a3
Book XII 1
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959e3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίσκοπος (A), ὁ, (σκοπός 1) A. 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. 2. scout, watch, c.dat., ἐ. Τρώεσσι, νήεσσιν ἡμετέρῃσιν, one set to watch them, Il. 10.38,342. 3. supervisor, inspector, sent by Athens to subject states, Ar. Av. 1023, IG 12.10,11; of municipal officials at Rhodes, ib.12(1).49.42 (ii/i B.C.): generally, PPetr. 3 P.75 (iii B.C.), etc. 4. ecclesiastical superintendent, ἐπίσκοποι καὶ διάκονοι Ep.Phil. 1.1, cf.Act.Ap. 20.28, 1 Ep.Ti. 3.2, etc.

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