II. act. shading, c. gen ., cei;r ojmmavtwn ejpivskio" Soph.
ejpiskopevw`
ejpi-skopevw : f. -skevyomai , later -skophvsw : aor. I -eskeyavmhn : pf. ejpevskemmai :— to look upon or at, inspect, observe, examine, regard, Hdt ., Eur. : to watch over, of tutelary gods, Soph. , Eur.
2.
to visit,
Soph
.,
Xen.
,
etc.
:—
Pass.
,
eujnh;n ojneivroi" oujk ejpiskopoumevnhn
visited
not by dreams,
i.e. sleepless,
Aesch.
3.
of a general,
to inspect, review,
Xen.
4.
to consider, reflect,
Soph
.,
Xen.
:—
Med.
to examine with oneself, meditate,
Plat.
ejpiskophv
ejpiskophv , hJ , a watching over, visitation, N.T.
II. the office of ejpivskopo" , Ib.: generally, an office, Ib.
ejpiskopiva
ejpiskopiva , hJ , ( ejpiskopevw ) a looking at, Anth.
ejpivskopo"
ejpiv-skopo" , oJ , one who watches over, an overseer, guardian, Hom ., Soph. :—of tutelary gods, Solon, etc.
2.
c. dat
.,
ejp. Trwvessi
one set to watch
them, Il.
3.
a
public officer,
intendant,
sent to the subject states,
Ar.
4.
a bishop,
N.T.
ejpiv-skopo" , on , hitting the mark: metaph. reaching, touching a point, c. gen ., Aesch. , Soph. :— neut. pl. ejpivskopa , as Adv. successfully, with good aim, Hdt.
ejpiskotevw
ejpi-skotevw , f. hvsw , ( skovto" ) to throw a shadow over, c. dat ., Dem. ; ejp. tini; th`" qeva" to be in the way of ones seeing, Plat. Hence ejpiskovthsi"
ejpiskovthsi"
ejpiskovthsi" , ew", hJ , a darkening, obscurity, of the sun or moon in eclipse, Plut.
ejpivskoto"
ejpiv-skoto" , on , in the dark, darkened, Plut.
ejpiskuvzomai
ejpi-skuvzomai , Dep. to be indignant at a thing, Il.; ejpiskuvssaito ( Ep. aor. I opt .) Od.
ejpiskuqivzw
ejpi-skuØqivzw , f. iw` , to ply with drink in Scythian fashion, i.e. with unmixed wine, Hdt.
ejpiskuqrwpavzw