οἰακίζω

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English (LSJ)

Ion. οἰηκ-,

   A steer: hence, govern, guide, manage, τελαμῶσι σκυτίνοις οἰηκίζοντες [τὰς ἀσπίδας] Hdt.1.171 ; [ἵππους] οἰ. guide them (when swimming), Plb.3.43.4, etc. :—Pass., of horses, ἀπὸ ῥαβδίου -ίζεσθαι Str.17.3.7 ; of the seasons, Gal.9.914.    2 metaph., τὰ πάντα οἰ. Κεραυνός Heraclit.64 ; τοὺς νέους -οντες ἡδονῇ καὶ λύπῃ Arist.EN1172a21 :—Pass., ὁ κοινὸς βίος ὥσπερ ὑπὸ θεῶν τινος -όμενος D.S.18.59.