ĔPĬMĔLĒTAE

( ἐπιμεληταί ), the names of various magistrates and functionaries at Athens.—(1) Ἐπιμελητὴς τῆς κοινῆς προσόδου , more usually called ταμίας , the treasurer or manager of the public revenue. [ Tamias . ]—(2) Ἐπιμεληταὶ τῶν μοριῶν Ἐλαιῶν , were persons chosen from among the Areopagites to take care of the sacred olive trees.—(3) Ἐπιμεληταὶ τοῦ Ἐμπορίου , were the overseers of the emporium. [ Emporium . ] They were ten in number, and were elected yearly by lot. They had the entire management of the emporium, and had jurisdiction in all breaches of the commercial laws.—(4) Ἐπιμεληταὶ τῶν Μυστηρίων , were, in connection with the king archon, the managers of the Eleusinian mysteries. They were elected by open vote, and were four in number.—(5) Ἐπιμεληταὶ τῶν νεωρίων , the inspectors of the dockyards, were ten in number.—(6) Ἐπιμεληταὶ τῶν φυλῶν , the inspectors of the φυλαὶ or tribes. [ Tribus . ]