Word Study · Strong's G2012 · Greek

ἐπίτροπος

epitropos

ep-it'-rop-os

Strong's 1890 spelling: epítropos

“a commissioner, i.e. domestic manager, guardian”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a commissioner, i.e. domestic manager, guardian

Rendered in the KJV as

steward, tutor.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἐπιτρόπου1
ἐπιτρόπους1
ἐπιτρόπῳ1

How it is rendered · 3

a steward1
foreman1
guardians1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-APM · 1
N-DSM · 1
N-GSM · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 3 · 33%
Luke1 of 3 · 33%
Galatians1 of 3 · 33%

Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 20:8ἐπιτρόπῳepitropōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularWhen 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.’here: foreman

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 8:3ἐπιτρόπουepitropounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularJoanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.here: a steward

Galatians1 occurrence

Galatians 4:2ἐπιτρόπουςepitropousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralHe is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.here: guardians

Read Matthew 20:8 in context →