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41 τυραννιάω
A smack of tyranny,οἱ λόγοι σου τ. D.L.3.18
:—[voice] Med., behave tyrannously, PSI6.686.5 (vi A. D.).II = τυραννησείω, J.BJ4.7.1, Heraclid. Pol.4, Suid.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τυραννιάω
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42 τυραννίς
A :—monarchy, sovereignty,μεγάλης οὐκ ἐρέω τ. Archil.25
, cf. Pi.P.2.87, 11.53 (pl.), S.OT 535, E.Ba.43, etc.; of the sovereignty of Zeus,ἡ Διὸς τ. A.Pr. 10
, al., cf. infr. 11.2:—but more freq.II despotic rule, obtained by force or fraud, tyranny, Simon.71, Hdt.3.53,81, Ar.V. 417, Th.1.13, etc.; τυραννίδα ἔχετε τὴν ἀρχήν (of the Athenians) Id.3.37; τ. ὑμῶν lordship over you, D.2.30: metaph.,ἡ ἐπιθυμιῶν ἐν ψυχῇ τ. Pl. Lg. 863e
.2 in concrete sense, ἡ Διὸς τ. royal Zeus, S.Fr. 345: pl., αἱ τυραννίδες, = οἱ τύραννοι, Hdt.8.137;ἴδεσθε χώρας τὴν διπλῆν τ. A.Ch. 973
.IV name of a medicine, Gal.14.165.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τυραννίς
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43 τυραννοπολίτης
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τυραννοπολίτης
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44 φαλαρισμός
φᾰλᾰρισμός, ὁ,A tyranny, like that of Phalaris, Cic.Att.7.12.2.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > φαλαρισμός
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45 φρονέω
Aφρονέῃσι Od.7.75
: [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf.φρόνεον Il.17.286
,φρονέεσκον A.R.4.1164
: [tense] fut. (anap.), etc.: [tense] aor.ἐφρόνησα Hdt.1.60
, A.Eu. 115, etc.: [tense] pf.πεφρόνηκα Emp.103.1
, Isoc.5.124, D.S.18.66:—[voice] Pass., Arist.Xen. 980a9; imper. φρονείσθω v.l. for φρονεῖτε in Ep.Phil.2.5:—to be minded, either of reflection or of purpose: hence,I have understanding, be wise, prudent, rare in Hom., ἄριστοι.. μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε best both in battle and counsel, Il. 6.79: but freq. in Trag. and [dialect] Att., [Ζῆνα] τὸν φρονεῖν βροτοὺς ὁδώσαντα A.Ag. 176
(lyr.);φρονούντως πρὸς φρονοῦντας ἐννέπεις Id.Supp. 204
, cf. 176; ;φρονεῖν οἶδεν μόνη Id.Tr. 313
; λίαν φ. to be over-wise, E.IA 924;φ. πλέον Pl.Hp.Mi. 371a
; understanding, prudence,S.
Ant. 1347 (anap.), 1353 (anap.);κράτιστοι φρονεῖν Antipho 2.1.1
;καὶ φ. καὶ συμπράττειν X.Cyr.5.5.44
;εἰδέναι καὶ φ. Pl.Alc.1.133c
;τὸ φ. καὶ τὸ νοεῖν Id.Phlb. 11b
;λέγειν τε καὶ φ. Id.Phdr. 266b
, cf. Isoc.4.50;τῷ φρονεῖν τε καὶ σωφρονεῖν Pl.Lg. 712a
; τὸ μὴ φρονοῦν, of an infant, A.Ch. 753;ἐπειδὴ τάχιστα ἤρχετο φ. Is.9.20
;ἡ φρονοῦσα ἡλικία Aeschin.1.139
: Com. of fish, full-grown,Ephipp.
21.3;ζῷον λογικὸν καὶ φρονοῦν Phld.Piet.15
: c. acc., φρονῆσαι τὰ κυριώτατα to be wise in respect of the most important matters, Id.Rh.2.35S.2 with Advbs., εὖ φρονεῖν think rightly,περί τινος Hdt.2.16
; to be sane (cf. infr. IV), E.Ba. 851, Ar.Nu. 817, Lys.19.41, etc.; ; , cf. El. 394, E.Or.99, al. (but εὖ φρ., also, to be well disposed, v. infr. 11.2); κακῶς, καλῶς φ., Od.18.168, S.OT 600, Ant. 557;ὀρθῶς φ. And.2.23
;ὀρθῶς φ. πρός τι A.Pr. 1000
; μῶρα, πλάγια φ., S.Aj. 594, E.IA 332 (troch.).3 think, Heraclit.113, Parm.16.3, Emp.108.2, cf. Arist.de.An.427a19; ὡς.., ὅτι .., S.Ant.49, OC 872;φρόνει νιν ὡς ἥξοντα Id.Tr. 289
; mean,ἄλλα φ. καὶ ἄλλα λέγειν Hdt. 9.54
;ἕτερα μὲν λέγων, ἕτερα δὲ φρονῶν Din.1.47
;ὁ μὴ λέγων ἃ φρονεῖ D.18.282
, cf.19.224.4 feel by experience, know full well,σοὶ μὲν δοκεῖν ταῦτ' ἔστ', ἐμοὶ δ' ἄγαν φρονεῖν S.Aj. 942
, cf. OC 1741 (lyr.); πειρώμενος ὅ τι φρονέοιεν [τὰ μαντήϊα] to test the knowledge of the oracles, Hdt.1.46.II to be fain that.., c. acc. et inf., Il.3.98: c. inf., to be minded to do, 9.608, 17.286; without inf., οἱ δ' ἰθὺς φρόνεον [ἰέναι] were minded to go right on ward, 13.135, cf. 12.124; ᾗπερ δὴ φρονέω [τελέσαι] 9.310; of set purpose,S.
OC 271: in Prose, mean, intend, τοῦτο φρονεῖ ἡμῶν ἡ.. ἀγωγή this is what your bringing us here means, Th.5.85.2 freq. with neut. Adj.,a φ. τινί τινα to have certain thoughts for or towards any one, to be so and so minded towards him, πατρὶ φίλα φρονέων kindly minded towards him, Il.4.219, cf. Od.6.313, etc.;κακὰ φρονέουσι.. ἀλλήλοισιν Il.22.264
;τῷ ὀλοὰ φρονέων 16.701
;μαλακὰ φ. ἐσλοῖς Pi.N.4.95
;πιστά τινι Id.O.3.17
;φρονοῦντας ἄριστα αὐτοῖς Ar.Pl. 577
(anap.): with Advbs., εὖ φρονεῖν τισι (cf. supr. 1.2) Od.7.74, cf. A.Ag. 1436, etc.; φρονεῖς εὖ τοῖς ἠγγελμένοις you rejoice at them, Id.Ch. 774; alsoεἰς ὑμᾶς εὖ φ. And.2.4
;τισὶ καλῶς φ. SIG527.38
(Crete, iii B. C.);τοιαῦτα περί τινος φ. Isoc.3.60
: to be minded so and so, think or purpose such and such things,ἀγαθὰ φ. Il.6.162
, Od.1.43; φίλα φ. ib. 307;κακά 17.596
;τὰ φρονέεις ἅ τ' ἐγώ περ Il.4.361
; κρυπτάδια φ. to have secret purposes, 1.542; ἀταλὰ φ. to be gaily disposed, 18.567, Hes.Th. 989; πυκινὰ φ. have wise thoughts, be cunningly minded, Od.9.445; ἐφημέρια φ. think only of the passing day, 21.85;θεοῖσιν ἶσα φ. Il.5.441
;θνητὰ φ. S.Fr. 590
(anap.), E.Alc. 799; ;οὐ κατ' ἄνθρωπον φ. A.Th. 425
, S.Aj. 777;ἐπὶ ταῖς εὐτυχίαις ὑπὲρ ἄνθρωπον φ. X.Cyr.8.7.3
;μηδὲν ὑπὲρ τὴν πήραν φ. Luc. Tim.57
: alsoκαίρια φ. S.El. 228
(lyr.);σώφρονα Id.Fr.64
;οὐ τὰ ἄριστα φ. Th.2.22
;ἡ πόλις χεῖρον φ. Isoc.8.126
; τυραννικὰ φ. to have tyranny in mind, Ar.V. 507 (troch.); ἀρχαιϊκὰ φ. to have old-fashioned notions, Id.Nu. 821; τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, τὰ τῆς σαρκὸς φ., Ev.Matt.16.23, Ep.Rom.8.5; also οὐ παρδάλιος τόσσον μένος ὅσσον Πάνθου υἷες φρονέουσιν the panther's courage is not so great as is the spirit of the sons of Panthus, Il.17.23.b esp. freq. in the phrase μέγα φρονεῖν to be high-minded, have high thoughts, to be high-spirited, Il.11.296, 13.156; of lions and boars, 16.758, 11.325, cf. X.Cyr.7.5.62; , cf. Lys.2.48, Isoc.4.132; in [dialect] Att., freq. in bad sense, to be presumptuous, ἐφ' ἑαυτῷ, ἑαυτοῖς μέγα φ., Th.6.16, X.HG7.1.27 (alsoμεγάλα φ. Ar.Ach. 988
; φ. ἐφ' αὑτῷ τηλικοῦτον ἡλίκον εἰκός .. D.21.62): with [comp] Comp., μεῖζον φ. to have over-high thoughts, X.An.5.6.8 (but simply, pluck up courage,ἐπὶ τῷ γεγενημένῳ Id.HG3.5.21
);φ. μεῖζον ἢ κατ' ἄνδρα S.Ant. 768
;μεῖζον τοῦ δέοντος Isoc.7.7
, cf. 6.34: rarely in pl.,μείζω τῆς δίκης φ. E.Heracl. 933
; with [comp] Sup.,οἱ μέγιστον φρονοῦντες Pl.Phdr. 257e
;ἐφ' ἱππικῇ X.Ages.2.5
; alsoμάλιστα φ. ἐπί τινι D.28.2
;ἐπὶ τοῖς προγόνοις οὐ μεῖον φ. X.Eq.Mag.7.3
, cf. Ap.24; take pride in,ἐπὶ παιδεύσει μέγα φρονοῦντες Pl.Prt. 342d
;φ. ἐπὶ τῇ ὥρᾳ θαυμάσιον ὅσον Id.Smp. 217a
; alsoφ. εἰς ἡμᾶς μέγα E.Hipp.6
;περὶ τὸ γράφειν λόγους Aeschin.2.125
; μέγα φ. ὅτι .. X.Cyr.2.3.13;μέγα φ. ὡς εὖ ἐρῶν Pl.Smp. 198d
; μέγα φ. μὴ ὑπείξειν haughty in their resolution not to.., X.HG5.4.45: later φ. alone, = μέγα φ., φρονήσας ἐφ' αὑτῷ Paus. 1.12.5;διὰ τὸν πατέρα ἀξιώματι προέχοντα Id.4.1.2
: opp. σμικρὸν φ. to be poor-spirited, S.Aj. 1120;μικρὸν φ. Isoc.4.151
;μικρὸν καὶ ταπεινὸν φ. D.13.25
, etc.; ἧσσον, ἔλασσον φ. τινος, E.Andr. 313, Ph. 1128;φ. ἔλαττον ἢ πρότερον Isoc.12.47
, etc.;οὐ σμικρὸν φ. ἐς τὰς Ἀθήνας E.Heracl. 386
: alsoμετριώτερον πρὸς ἡμᾶς φ. X.Cyr.4.3.7
.c of those who agree in opinion, τά τινος φρονεῖν to be of another's mind, be on his side or of his party, Hdt.2.162, etc.;τὰ σὰ φ. Id.7.102
;εὖ φ. τὰ σά S.Aj. 491
; (troch.), cf. D.18.161; also ἶσον ἐμοὶ φρονέουσα thinking like me, Il.15.50, cf. S.Ant. 374 (lyr.); τὠυτὸ or κατὰ τὠυτὸ φ. to be like -minded, make common cuase, Hdt.1.60, 5.3;ἐμοὶ φ. ξυνῳδά Ar.Av. 635
(lyr.): opp. ἀμφὶς φ. think differently, Il.13.345; ἄλλῃ φ. think another way, h.Ap. 469.III comprehend,γιγνώσκω, φρονέω Od.16.136
, al.: more freq. c. acc., to be well aware of.., τὰ φρονέουσ' ἀνὰ θυμόν, ἃ .. 2.116; οὐκ ὄπιδα φρονέοντες ἐνὶ φρεσίν paying no heed to it, 14.82; φ. τὴν ἡμέραν pay regard to it, Ep.Rom.14.6; consider, ponder, Il.2.36, 18.4, al.IV to be in possession of one's senses, sts. almost = ζῆν, to be sensible, be alive, ἐμὲ τὸν δύστηνον ἔτι φρονέοντ' ἐλέησον, for ἔτι ζῶντα, Il.22.59;θανόντι δ', οὐ φρονοῦντι, δειλαία χάρις ἐπέμπετο A.Ch. 517
;ἐν τῷ φ. γὰρ μηδὲν ἥδιστος βίος S.Aj. 554
;μηδὲ ζῆν.., μηδὲ φρονεῖν Pl.Sph. 249a
; but also, to be in one's senses or right wits, φρονοῦντα, opp. μεμηνότα, S.Aj.82, cf. 344; ;φρονεῖς ὀρθὰ κοὐ μαίνῃ Id.Med. 1129
;ἐξεστηκὼς τοῦ φρονεῖν Isoc.5.18
;τὰ φαλάγγια τοῦ φ. ἐξίστησι X. Mem.1.3.12
; ;ἐγὼ νῦν φρονῶ τότ' οὐ φρονῶν E.Med. 1329
; φρονῶν οὐδὲν φρονεῖς though in thy wits thou'rt nothing wise, Id.Ba. 332 (for εὖ φ. v. supr.1.2);ὁρώντων, φρονούντων, βλεπόντων ὑμῶν Aeschin.3.94
: ζῶν καὶ φρονῶν alive and in his right mind, freq. in Inscrr., IGRom.1.804 ([place name] Perinthus), etc.; ζῶν καὶ φρενῶν (sic) Jahresh.23 Beibl. 206 (ibid.), Rev.Arch.21 (1925).240 ([place name] Callatis);νοῶν καὶ φρονῶν Test.Epict.1.2
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46 ἀκρόπολις
A upper or higher city; hence, citadel, castle,ἐς ἀκρόπολιν Od.8.494
(in Il. only divisim, ἄκρη πόλις, v. ἄκρος 1.1), cf. Pi.O.7.49, A.Th. 240, Hdt.1.84, etc.; as seat of tyranny, Ph.1.401, 417.2 esp. the Acropolis of Athens, IG1.58, al., And.1.76 (cf. Hdt. 1.60, 8.51); which served as treasury, Th.2.13; hence ἀνενεχθῆναι εἰς ἀκρόπολιν, γεγράφθαι ἐν ἀκροπόλει to be entered as a state-debtor, D.58.19,48; freq. without Art., as And.l.c., D.ll. cc.; at Erythrae, IG1.11.II metaph., ἀ. καὶ πύργος ἐὼν δήμῳ, of a person, Thgn.233; ἀ. Ἑλλάνων, of Corinth, Simon.137;γῆν Δελφίδ'.. Φωκέων ἀκρόπτολιν E.Or. 1094
; stronghold, τῆς ψυχῆς, τοῦ σώματος, Pl.R. 560b, Arist.PA 670a26, cf. Pl.Ti. 70a; Pythag., of seven, Theol. Ar.44.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀκρόπολις
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47 ἀντιτυραννέω
A set up a counter-tyranny, Lyd.Mag.2.1.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀντιτυραννέω
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48 ἐντυραννέομαι
A live under a tyranny, Cic.Att.2.14.1.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐντυραννέομαι
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49 ἐπανίστημι
2 make to rise against,ἄνδρας ἐκ χαράδρας ἐ. τινί Plu.Sert.13
; raise in revolt against,Ἰβηρίαν Ῥωμαίοις App.Hisp. 101
.3 cause to arise, Plu.2.654f.II [voice] Pass., with [tense] fut. [voice] Med. (Hdt.3.62, 1.89), [tense] aor. 2 and [tense] pf. [voice] Act., stand up after another or at his word, once in Hom.,οἱ δ' ἐπανέστησαν Il.2.85
.b rise from bed, rise, Ar.Pl. 539;ἐπὶ τοῦ καταστρώματος X.HG1.4.18
; rise to speak, Id.Smp.4.2, D.19.46; of buildings, in [tense] pf., to be raised or built,ἢν τοῦτ' ἐπανεστήκῃ Ar.Av. 554
: c. gen., rise above,ἱερῷ -στηκότι τῆς ἀγορᾶς D.H.2.50
; ταῖς -ισταμέναις <ἐκ add. cod. unus>τῶν ὑδάτων πομφόλυξιν Dsc.5.75
.2 rise up against, rise in insurrection against,τινί Hdt.1.89
, 130, 3.62;τῷ δήμῳ Th.1.115
, etc.;τοῖς πράγμασι Din.1.19
: abs., rise in insurrection, opp. ἀφίσταμαι, Th.3.39,al.; the insurgents,Hdt.
3.63: c. inf., ἐάν τις τυραννεῖν ἐπαναστῇ if any one aim at tyranny, Lexap.And.1.97; in mal. part.,ἐ. ἀλλήλοις πώγωνας ἔχουσι Theopomp.Hist.217c
;παρθένοις Ael.Ep.15
.3 Medic., of tumours, etc., rise, swell, Hp.Prorrh. 1.165; [ὦτα] ἐπανεστηκότα
projecting, prorninent,Arist.
PA 691a13; λόφος αὐτῶν τῶν πτερῶν ἐ. crest which sticks up and is composed of feathers, Id.HA 504b10.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐπανίστημι
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50 ὑφαίνω
Aὑφαίνεσκον Od.19.149
: [tense] fut. (anap.): [tense] aor.ὕφηνα Od.4.739
, 13.303, Ar.Lys. 586, etc.; later ὕφᾱνα, LXXJd.16.14, Inscr.Délos 442 A 206 (ii B. C.), AP6.265 (Noss.), Hymn.Is.14; as [dialect] Dor. form, B.5.9, al.: [tense] pf. ὕφαγκα ([etym.] συν-) D.H.Comp. 18, ([etym.] παρ-) Ph.Byz.Mir.2.5:—[voice] Med., v. infr.: [tense] aor. , X.Mem.3.11.6:—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor. , ([etym.] ἐν-, συν-) Hdt. 1.203, 5.105: [tense] pf.ὕφασμαι Antiph.99
, Luc.VH1.18, ([etym.] ἐν-) Hdt. 3.47, ([etym.] παρ-) X.Cyr.5.4.48, but [ per.] 3sg.ὕφανται S.E.M.8.129
; a form ὑφήφασμαι is cited in Suid., ὑφήφανται in Phryn.PSp.32 B.,ὑφήφασται Choerob. in Theod.2.91
H.,ὑφύφασται Zenod.
ap. EM785.46, Eust.1436.51: cf. ἐξυφαίνω. [ῠ exc. in augm. tenses.]:—weave, freq. in Hom., who always joins ἱστὸν ὑφαίνειν (cf. ὑφάω), Il.6.456, Od.2.104, al.; except in 13.108, φάρε' ὑφαίνουσιν; so ; ; ;ἐν εὐπήνοις ὑφαῖς ὑ. τι E.IT 814
; ; ἀράχνια ὑ., of spiders, Arist.HA 542a13, cf. 623a8: abs., weave, ply the loom, Hdt.2.35;αἱ ὑφαίνουσαι Arist.GA 717a36
; (cj. Heinsius for ἔφαινον):— [voice] Med.,ἱμάτιον ὑφαίνεσθαι Pl.Phd. 87b
, cf. X.Mem.3.11.6 sq.:—[voice] Pass., λίθος ὑφαινομένη, i.e. asbestos, Str.10.1.6.II contrive, plan, of all schemes, good or bad, which are craftily imagined, freq. in Hom.;πυκινὸν δόλον ἄλλον ὕφαινε Il.6.187
;ἔνδοθι μῆτιν ὑ. Od.4.678
; ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μῆτιν ὑφήνας ib. 739;μῆτιν ὕφαινε μετὰ φρεσίν Hes.Sc.28
, cf. B.16.51;δόλους καὶ μῆτιν ὑ. Od.9.422
;μύθους καὶ μήδεα πᾶσιν ὑ. Il.3.212
, cf. Call.Fr. 3ii10P. ([voice] Pass.); ταῦθ' ὕφηναν ἡμῖν ἐπὶ τυραννίδι this was the plot they laid against us to bring in tyranny, Ar.Lys. 630;πάντα.. ἐκ φρενὸς ὑφάνασα Hymn.Is.14
:—[voice] Med., Nicopho 5: but ὑφαίνεται is f.l. for ὑφαίνετε in Lyr.Adesp.ap. Stob.1.5.11 (v. Nauck TGF2p.xx).III generally, create, construct,οἰκοδομήματα Pl.Criti. 116b
;ὄλβον Pi.P.4.141
; θεμείλια Φοῖβος ὑφαίνει he lays the foundation, Call.Ap.57;κηρὸν ὑ. Tryph.536
:—[voice] Pass., ἀναίμου ὑφανθέντος [τοῦ σπληνός] Pl.Ti. 72c.2 compose, write, ποικίλον ἄνδημα (metaph. of an ode) Pi.Fr. 179;ὕμνον B.5.9
. (ὑφ-αίνω, cf. ὑφή, ὕφος, OE. wefan 'weave', Skt. ubhnāti 'hold together, cover, bind'.)
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