δεσπόζω
Νὺξ μὲν ἀναπαύει, ἡμέρα δ' ἔργον ποιεῖ → Nam nox quietem praebet, facit opus dies → Die Nacht lässt unsre Arbeit ruhn, der Tag sie tun
English (LSJ)
mostly pres. and impf.: fut.
A -όσω A.Pr.210, al., Ep. -όσσω h.Cer.365: aor. inf. δεσπόσαι E.Alc.486: 1 abs., to be lord or master, gain the mastery, πρὸς βίαν δ. A.Pr.210; ἄρχειν καὶ δ. Pl.Phd.80a, al.: as law-term, to be the legal proprietor, opp. κρατεῖν, PTheb.Bank1.15, cf. BGU1187.9 (i B. C.), PLond.3.977.32 (iv A. D.). b Astrol., of planets, to be dominant in a nativity, Vett. Val.72.5. 2 c. gen., to be lord or master of, h.Cer.365, Hdt.3.142, etc.; Ζηνὸς (or Διὸς) δεσπόσαι A.Pr.930; δεσπόζοντ' ἐμοῦ E. Supp.518; δ. τινός, opp. δουλεύειν ἄλλῳ, Pl.R.576a; δεσπόζειν φόβης own it, A.Ch.188; make oneself master of, λέκτροις ὧν ἐδέσποζον E.Andr.928: metaph., τοῦδε δ. λόγου A.Ag.543. 3 c. acc., lord it over, δ. πόλιν E.HF28:—Pass., δεσπόζονται Hp.Aër.16; δεσποζόμεναι πόλεις Pl.Lg.712e; δ. ὑπό τινος D.S.18.60; πρός τινος Ph.1.337.
