preside

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb intransitive

hold office of president: Ar. and P. ἐπιστατεῖν, P. προεδρεύειν.

preside over, be president of: P. προεδρεύειν (gen.).

preside over, superintend: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.), ἐπιστατεῖν (gen. or dat.).

be at head of: P. and V. προστατεῖν (gen.).

guard as a tutelary deity: P. and V. ἔχειν (acc.) (Dem. 274), P. λαγχάνειν (acc.) (Plato), Ar. and V. προστατεῖν (gen.), ἐπισκοπεῖν (acc.), V. ἀμφέπειν (acc.).