Strong's Concordance epitropos: an administrator (one having authority) Original Word: ἐπίτροπος, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: epitropos Phonetic Spelling: (ep-it'-rop-os) Short Definition: a steward, guardian Definition: (a) (procurator) a steward, (b) (tutor) a guardian (appointed for an infant [under 14 perhaps] by the father or by a magistrate). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2012: ἐπίτροποςἐπίτροπος, ἐπιτρόπου, ὁ (ἐπιτρέπω), universally, one to whose care or honor anything has been intrusted; a curator, guardian, (Pindar Ol. 1, 171, et al.; Philo de mundo § 7 ὁ Θεός καί πατήρ καί τεχνίτης καί ἐπίτροπος τῶν ἐν οὐρανῷ τέ καί ἐν κόσμῳ). Specifically, 1. a steward or manager of a household, or of lands; an overseer: Matthew 20:8; Luke 8:3; Xenophon, oec. 12, 2; 21, 9; (Aristotle, oec. 1, 5 (p. 1344a, 26) δούλων δέ εἴδη δύω, ἐπίτροπος καί ἐργάτης). 2. one who has the care and tutelage of children, either where the father is dead (a guardian of minors: 2 Macc. 11:1 2Macc. 13:2; ἐπίτροπος ὀρθανων, Plato, legg. 6, p. 766 c.; Plutarch, Lyc. 3; Cam. 15), or where the father still lives (Aelian v. h. 3, 26): Galatians 4:2. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance steward, guardianFrom epi and tropos (in the sense of epitrope); a commissioner, i.e. Domestic manager, guardian -- steward, tutor. see GREEK epi see GREEK tropos see GREEK epitrope Forms and Transliterations επιτροπου επιτρόπου ἐπιτρόπου επιτροπους επιτρόπους ἐπιτρόπους επιτροπω επιτρόπω ἐπιτρόπῳ epitropo epitropō epitrópoi epitrópōi epitropou epitrópou epitropous epitrópousLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 20123 Occurrences ἐπιτρόπῳ — 1 Occ. ἐπιτρόπου — 1 Occ. ἐπιτρόπους — 1 Occ. Matthew 20:8 N-DMS GRK: ἀμπελῶνος τῷ ἐπιτρόπῳ αὐτοῦ Κάλεσον NAS: said to his foreman, 'Call KJV: unto his steward, Call INT: vineyard to foreman of him Call Luke 8:3 N-GMS Galatians 4:2 N-AMP |
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