ἐπίτροπος
epitropos · steward, guardian
Greek word · Strong’s number G2012 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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epitropos (ἐπίτροπος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “steward, guardian”.
Steward, manager of another's property; also guardian of a child.
How to say it
e·pi·tro·pos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One in charge of another's goods and workers.
- One who cares for a minor until he comes of age.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- steward ×2
- guardians ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 20:8
And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard says to his steward, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last up to the first.’
- Luke 8:3
and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who were serving them out of their own means.
- Galatians 4:2
but he is under guardians and managers until the time set by the father.