noun · masculine

epitropos

Greekἐπίτροπος (epitropos)

Strong’sG2012

a steward, guardian

stem epitrop-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

foreman1×guardians1×steward1×

What it means

** ἐπίτροπος, -ου, ὁ

(< ἐπιτρέπω), [in LXX: II Mac 11:1 13:2 14:2 *;]

1. an administrator, a steward: Mt 20:8, Lk 8:3.

2. a guardian (c. gen. pers., II Mac, ll. c.): Ga 4:2.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2012 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-it'-rop-os

a commissioner, i.e. domestic manager, guardian

Fromfrom G1909 and G5158 (in the sense of G2011);

King Jamessteward, tutor.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	epitropos	epitropois
object accusative	epitropon	epitropoin1×ἐπιτρόπους
direct address vocative	epitropor	epitropoir
of, belonging to genitive	epitropou1×ἐπιτρόπου	epitropoiu
to, for dative	epitropo1×ἐπιτρόπῳ	epitropoi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

epitropstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

epitropo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

epitropas — ἐπιτροπή, commission, full power

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

epitropou“steward”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Luke 8:3“steward”kai Iōannas gunaikas Chouzaou epitropou Hērōdou kai Sousannas kai heterais pollais, hotinais diakonale autoi ek teiu huparcharōteiu autai.Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

epitropo“foreman”to, fordative singular1×

Matthew 20:8“foreman”opsēau de gineratau legatō tos kurios tou ampelōnou to epitropo autou; Kalasar toin ergatoin kai apodōasar autoi ton misthon archeratos apo toiu eschatoiu heōs toiu prōtoiu.When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’

epitropoin“guardians”objectaccusative plural1×

Galatians 4:2“guardians”alla hupo epitropoin atō kai oikonomoin achri tau prothesmiau tou patērou.He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.