government

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

rule: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, κράτος, τό, or use V. σκῆπτρα, τά, θρόνοι, οἱ.

kingship: P. and V. τυραννίς, ἡ.

affairs: P. and V. τὰ πράγματα, Ar. and V. πρᾶγος, τό.

constitution: Ar. and P. πολιτεία, ἡ.

magistrates: P. τὰ τέλη, οἱ ἐπὶ τοῖς πράγμασι, P. and V. οἱ ἐν τέλει, τὰ κύρια, V. οἱ ἐν τέλει βεβῶτες, Ar. and P. αἱ ἀρχαί.

form of government: P. κόσμος, ὁ, or use τάξις πολιτείας, ἡ.

the government that was then being established: P. τὰ τότε καθιστάμενα πράγματα.

I am friendly to the established government: P. εὔνους εἰμὶ τοῖς καθεστηκόσι πράγμασι (Lys. 145, 37).

carry on the government. v.: Ar. and P. πολιτεύεσθαι. P. and V. τὰ τῆς πόλεως πράσσειν.

the nine Archons at that time carried on most of the duties of government: P. τότε τὰ πολλὰ τῶν πολιτικῶν οἱ ἐννέα ἄρχοντες ἔπρασσον (Thuc. 1, 126.)

has the government been left to the people? V. δεδήμευται κράτος; (Euripides, Cyclops 119).

good government, subs.: Ar. and P. εὐνομία, ἡ.

enjoy good government, v.: P. εὐνομεῖσθαι.