rule
μὴ ἐν πολλοῖς ὀλίγα λέγε, ἀλλ΄ ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά → don't say little in many words, but much in a few words (Stobaeus quoting Pythagoras)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
rod for measuring: P. and V. κανών, ὁ.
rule of conduct: P. and V. κανών, ὁ, ὅρος, ὁ.
law: P. and V. νόμος, ὁ, θεσμός, ὁ (rare P.).
war never proceeds by rule of thumb: P. ἥκιστα πόλεμος ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς χωρεῖ (Thuc. 1. 122).
standard: P. and V. κανών, ὁ, P. κριτήριον, τό.
government, power: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, κράτος, τό, δυναστεία, ἡ, V. σκῆπτρον, τό, or pl., θρόνος, ὁ, or pl.
kingship: Ar. and P. βασιλεία, ἡ, P. and V. μοναρχία, ἡ (rare P.), P. and V. τυραννίς, ἡ.
verb transitive
trace, draw: use P. ἄγω, ἄγειν (Aristotle).
check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν; (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν; (rare P.).
govern: P. and V. ἄρχειν; (gen. V. also dat.), κρατεῖν (gen.), κοσμεῖν, V. κρατύνειν; (gen.), εὐθύνειν, ναυκληρεῖν, κραίνειν (gen.).
rule over as king: P. and V. τυραννεύειν; (gen.), βασιλεύειν (gen.) (Eur., Electra 12), δεσπόζειν (gen. or acc., Eur., Hercules Furens 28) (Plato but rare P.), V. ἀνάσσειν; (gen.), κοιρανεῖν (gen.), ταγεῖν (gen.), Ar. and V. τυραννεῖν; (absol.).
rule among: P. and V. ἐνδυναστεύειν; (dat. on P. παρά, dat.).
administer: P. and V. οἰκεῖν, νέμειν (Thuc. 8, 70), κυβερνᾶν, Ar. and P. διοικεῖν, ταμιεύειν, μεταχειρίζεσθαι, P. διαχειρίζειν, διακυβερνᾶν (Plato), V. νωμᾶν.
be current, prevail: P. and V. κρατεῖν; see prevail.
the ruling price: P. ἡ καθεστηκυῖα τιμή.
rule out of court: P. ἀπογιγνώσκειν.
quash: Ar. and P. διαγράφειν.
