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ἐπιστατέω

epistateo

to be an

Appears 28 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἐπιστατέω, pf. ἐπεστάτηκα Michel 164.10 (Delos):—Α. to be an ἐπιστάτης, to be set over, ποιμνίοις S. OT 1028, E. Fr. 188.4; ἡ ψυχὴ ἐ. τῷ σώματι Pl. Grg. 465d; ἐπιστήμη ἐ. τῇ πράξει Id. R. 443e; τῷ τοῦ νομοθέτου ἔργῳ Id. Cra. 390c, cf. 405d (but τέχνῃ according to art, Id. Plt. 293b): abs., Durrbach Choix dʼinscrr. de Délos159, PCair.Zen. 34.7; εἰ μὴ ἐπιστατοῖ τὸ τάττον Plot. 4.4.16. 2. c. gen., to be in charge of, have the care of, τοῦ ἔργου Hdt. 7.22; ἔργων X. Mem. 2.8.3; ζῴων Id. Cyr. 1.1.2; τοῦ εἶναι οἵους δεῖ ib.8.1.16; τῆς παιδείας Pl. R. 600d; οὐκ ὀρθῶς ἂν ἔχοι τὸν χείρω τῶν βελτιόνων ἐπιστατεῖν Id. Prt. 338b; ὅλων τῶν πραγμάτων Isoc. 4.104; τῶν λαῶν σκληρῶς ἐ. Mnaseas 32; ἐ. νοσεόντων Hp. Praec. 6. 3. stand by, aid, οὐ ψεῦδις μάρτυς ἕργμασιν ἐ. Pi. N. 7.49; Παιὼν τῷδʼ ἐπεστάτει λόγῳ A. Ag. 1248. 4. rarely c. acc., attend, follow, τίς γάρ με μόχθος οὐκ ἐπεστάτει; S. Fr. 150. 5. stand in the rear rank, Ascl. Tact. 10.15. 6. notice, observe, Sch.Pi. O. 3.81. II. at Athens and elsewhere, to be ἐπιστάτης or president (in the βουλή and ἐκκλησία), freq. at the head of decrees, ἔδοξεν τῷ δήμῳ· . . Νικιάδης ἐπεστάτει Th. 4.118, cf. Ar. Th. 374, Lex ap.And. 1.96, IG 12.10, al., Arist. Ath. 44.3; in other cities, SIG 279.1 (Zelea, iv B.C.), OGI 219.1 (Ilium, iii B.C.), etc.; προέδρων Inscr.Magn. 2, al.: generally, preside over, δικαστηρίων OGI 556.13 (Tlos). 2. exercise the office of ἐπιστάτης III 2, τοῦ Καίσαρος ναοῦ ib.555.2 (Oenoanda): abs., SIG 707.21 (Olbia, ii B.C.).
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