government
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
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; (Eur., Cyclops 119).
good government, subs.: Ar. and P. εὐνομία, ἡ.
