Dictionary entry

ἐπίτροπος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

** ἐπίτροπος, -ου, ὁ

(< ἐπιτρέπω), [in LXX: II Mac 11:1 13:2 14:2 *;]

1. an administrator, a steward: Mt 20:8, Lk 8:3.

2. a guardian (c. gen. pers., II Mac, ll. c.): Ga 4:2.†