Epitrope denotes the authorization accompanying a journey to Damascus by chief priests.

The attested use places the noun in a genitive singular feminine form within a statement of going to Damascus under authorization from the chief priests.

1. Authorization for a chief-priestly mission · dominant

   In Acts 26:12, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the clause about going to Damascus with authority from the chief priests; the APB renders the clause, "with the authority and commission of the chief priests."

   Acts 26:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 26:12, the APB presents the clause as going "with the authority and commission of the chief priests." The precise contribution of the noun within that paired rendering cannot be isolated.