χειροτονέω

English (LSJ)

   A stretch out the hand, for the purpose of giving one's vote in the assembly, περὶ τῶν ἀνδρῶν Plu.Phoc.34; μὴ χ. vote against the motion, Luc.Deor.Conc.9:—but mostly,    II c. acc. pers., elect, prop. by show of hands, Ar.Ach.598, Av.1571, etc.; εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν χ. τοὺς ταξιάρχους... οὐκ ἐπὶ τὸν πόλεμον D.4.26; c. dupl. acc., στρατηγὸν χ. τινά X.HG6.2.11, cf. Isoc.8.50:—Pass., to be elected, Ar.Ach.607; ἐπὶ τοῦτ' ἐχειροτονήθησαν, ἵνα . . Lys.28.14; χ. ἔκ τινων Pl.Lg.763e; χ. ἐπὶ τῆς διοικήσεως Decr. ap. D.18.115: c. acc. cogn., χ. τὴν ἀρχὴν τὴν ἐπὶ τῷ θεωρικῷ Aeschin.3.24, cf. Ar.Ec. 517 (anap.); χειροτονηθεὶς ἢ λαχών Pl.Plt.300a, cf. Aeschin.1.106.    b later, generally, appoint, Ph.2.112; of the Jewish High Priest, J.AJ13.2.2; τὸν ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ κεχειροτονημένον βασιλέα ib.6.13.9, cf. 7.9.3; appoint to an office in the Church, πρεσβυτέρους Act.Ap.14.23, cf. 2 Ep.Cor.8.19 (Pass.).    2 c. acc. rei, vote for a thing, Ar.Ec.297 (lyr.), 797, lsoc.7.84; γνώμας D.18.248: c. inf., ὁ δῆμος ἐχειροτόνησεν ἐξεῖναι . . πέμπειν voted to send, Aeschin. 2.13, cf. IG12.57.29, 63.4:—Pass., κεχειροτόνηται ὕβρις τὸ πρᾶγυ' εἶναι it is voted, ruled to be... D.21.216.    III span with the hand, τὸ αἰδοῖον Artem.1.78 (ap.Suid.; χειροκοπεῖν codd.).