# ἐπίτροπος/epitropos This word is a type of person. It is a noun. * This word can mean administrator or manager. This person oversees or supervises the work of others. * This word can mean guardian. A guardian often takes care of other people who cannot always take care of themselves. Sometimes a guardian was a slave who took care of children or the elderly in the master’s household. See: Matthew 20:8; Luke 8:3; Galatians 4:2