A.“σκοπός” 1) one who watches over, overseer, guardian, ἦ γὰρ ὄλωλας ἐπίσκοπος, ὅς τέ μιν αὐτὴν ῥύσκευ (sc. τὴν πόλιν), of Hector, Il.24.729, “ἐ. . . ὁδαίων” Od.8.163; ἐπίσκοποι ἁρμονιάων watchers over compacts, of the gods, Il.22.255; “νεκροῦ” S.Ant.217; “σῆς ἕδρας” Id.OC112; ἐ. ὀϊστῶν, of an archer, v.l. in Theoc.24.107; in education, tutor, Pl.Lg.795d; ἐ. σωφροσύνης καὶ ὕβρεως ib.849a: c.dat., ἀγυιαῖς ἔσσῃ καὶ λιμένεσσιν ἐ. Call.Dian.39; esp. of tutelary gods (cf. ἐπισκοπέὠ, Παλλὰς ἐ. Sol.4.3; “Δίκη” Pl.Lg.872e; “Κλειὼ ἐ. χερνίβων” Simon.45; Χάριτες Μινυᾶν ἐ. Pi.O.14.3; “θεοὶ ἐ. ἀγορᾶς” A.Th.272; πατρῴων δωμάτων ἐ. Id.Ch.126; τὸ δεινὸν . . φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον guardian of the mind, Id.Eu.518 (lyr.); νυχίων φθεγμάτων ἐ., of Bacchus, S.Ant. 1148 (lyr); “Ἐρινύες” IG12(9).1179.33 (Euboea, ii A.D.); [Χριστὸς] ἐ. “τῶν ψυχῶν” 1 Ep.Pet.2.25: rarely c. dat., “πᾶσι γὰρ ἐ. ἐτάχθη . . Νέμεσις” Pl.Lg.717d.
3.. supervisor, inspector, sent by Athens to subject states, Ar.Av.1023, IG12.10,11; of municipal officials at Rhodes, ib.12(1).49.42 (ii/i B.C.): generally, PPetr.3 P.75 (iii B.C.), etc.
4.. ecclesiastical superintendent, “ἐπίσκοποι καὶ διάκονοι” Ep.Phil.1.1, cf.Act.Ap.20.28, 1 Ep.Ti.3.2, etc.