ἐπίτροπος
epitropos
Masculine noun · From ἐπί (G1909) and τρόπος (G5158) (in the sense of ἐπιτροπή (G2011))
From G1909 and G5158 (in the sense of G2011); a commissioner, i.e. domestic manager, guardian:—steward, tutor.
Outline
- one to whose care or honour anything has been instructed
- a curator, a guardian
- a steward or manager of a household, or of lands
- overseer
- one who has the care and tutelage of children, either where the father is dead (a guardian of minors), or where the father is still alive