ἐπίτροπος epítropos
Meaning
a commissioner, i.e. domestic manager, guardian
In the King James Version: steward, tutor
Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G5158 (τρόπος) (in the sense of G2011 (ἐπιτροπή));
Where it is used
- Matthew 20:8 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.’
- Luke 8:3 Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
- Galatians 4:2 He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.