Ἐπίσκοπος
overseer
Translated by D. Graham J. Shipley17 Dec 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Those sent by [the] Athenians into the subject cities to oversee their particular affairs used to be called 'overseers' and 'guards'; [sc. the men] whom the Laconians used to refer to as harmosts.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπίσκοπος· οἱ παρ' Ἀθηναίων εἰς τὰς ἐπηκόους πόλεις ἐπισκέψασθαι τὰ παρ' ἑκάστοις πεμπόμενοι ἐπίσκοποι καὶ φύλακες ἐκαλοῦντο· οὓς οἱ Λάκωνες ἁρμοστὰς ἔλεγον.
Betacode
*)epi/skopos: oi( par' *)aqhnai/wn ei)s ta\s e)phko/ous po/leis e)piske/yasqai ta\ par' e(ka/stois pempo/menoi e)pi/skopoi kai\ fu/lakes e)kalou=nto: ou(\s oi( *la/kwnes a(rmosta\s e)/legon.