δημαγωγέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> to [[be a leader of the people]], καλῶς δ. <span class="bibl">Isoc.2.16</span>; τῇ μὲν ἐξουσίᾳ τυραννῶν, ταῖς δ' εὐεργεσίαις δημαγωγῶν <span class="bibl">Id.10.37</span>; cf. <b class="b3">δημαγωγεῖ· στρατηγεῖ</b>, Hsch.: usu. in bad sense, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>423</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> c. acc. pers., δ. ἄνδρας [[curry favour with]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>7.6.4</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span> 1305b26</span>, al.:—Pass., <b class="b2">to be won over, conciliated by popular arts</b>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span> 16.2.5</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> = [[ψυχαγωγέω]], τὸν πόθον, of a work of art, <span class="bibl">Him.<span class="title">Ecl.</span>31.6</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ θέατρον</b>, of Homer, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Or.</span>20.3</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> c. acc. rei, [[introduce]] measures [[so as to win popularity]], τὰ πρὸς ἡδονὴν τῷ πλήθει <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Dem.</span> 17</span>; βουλὰς δ. <span class="bibl">LXX<span class="title">1 Es.</span>5.70(73)</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> in causal sense, <b class="b3">δ. τινά</b> [[make]] him [[popular]], <span class="bibl">App.<span class="title">BC</span>5.53</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pun.</span>133</span>.</span>