master

Greek Noun Male

ἐπιστάτης, -ου, ό (ἐφίστημι), [in LXX: 4Ki.25:19, Jer.29:26 52:25 (פָּקִיד), 2Ch.31:12 (נָגִיד), 2Ma.5:22, etc;] a chief, commander, master: Luk.5:5 8:24, 45 9:33, 49 17:13 (cf. Dalman, Words, 336 ff.). (AS)

master

Greek Noun Male

ἐπιστᾰτ-ης, ου, ὁ, (ἐφίσταμαι) one who stands near or by: hence, like{ἱκέτης}, suppliant, οὐ σύ γ᾽ ἂν. σῷ ἐπιστάτῃ οὐδ᾽ ἅλα δοίης [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2). in battle-order, one's rear-rank man, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2.b). also, even numbers in a λόχος, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II). one who stands or is mounted upon, ἁρμάτων ἐ, of a charioteer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐλεφάντων ἐ, of the driver, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.2). one who is set over, chief, commander, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ποιμνίων ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐρετμῶν ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θύματος ἐ. [Refs]; but ταύρων πυρπνόων ζεύγλῃσι mastering them with, [Refs]; ἐνόπτρων καὶ μύρων, of the Trojans, [Refs]; ἐ. Κολωνοῦ, of a tutelary god, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [καιρὸς] ἀνδράσιν μέγιστος ἔργου παντός ἐστ᾽ ἐ. [Refs]; also in Prose, ἐ. γενέσθαι τῶν λόγων ἴσους καὶ κοινούς judges, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποίας ἐργασίας ἐ; Answ. ἐ. τοῦ ποιῆσαι δεινὸν λέγειν (where it ={ἐπιστήμων}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπιστάται ἄθλων stewards of games, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a pilot, [Refs]; supervisor of training, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν ἐφήβων [NT+1st c.BC+] III). president of a board or assembly: at Athens, ἐ. τῶν πρυτάνεων chairman of βουλή and ἐκκλησία in 5th C, [Refs 4th c.BC+], later, keeper of Treasury or Archives, [Refs]; ἐ. τῶν προέδρων chairman of βουλή and ἐκκλησία from 4th C [Refs 4th c.BC+] III.2). overseer, superintendent, in charge of any public building or works, τοῦ νεὼ τοῦ ἐν πόλει, i.e. of the temple of Athena Polias, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐ. τῶν ἔργων clerk of the works, [LXX+4th c.BC+]; τῶν κοπρώνων [Refs 4th c.BC+] III.3). governor, administrator, τῆς πόλεως [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κώμης local magistrate, [Refs] III.4). ={προστάτης}, Latin patronus, [Refs] IV). in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare ἐπίστατον.

Greek

Noun Masculine

an appointee over, i.e. commander (teacher); master; from g1909 (ἐπί) and a presumed derivative of g2476 (ἵστημι)