ἐπόπτης
ep-o'p-tās
masculine noun
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From ἐπί (G1909) and a presumed derivative of ὀπτάνομαι (G3700)
from G1909 and a presumed derivative of G3700; a looker-on:—eye-witness.
Outline
- an overseer, inspector
- spectator, eye witness of anything
- This was the name given to those who had attained to the highest grade of the Eleusinian mysteries; these were celebrated annually at Eleusis and Athens in ancient times, in memory of the abduction and return of Persephone and in honour of Demeter and Bacchus.