φιλαρχία
From LSJ
λύχνον μεθ' ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ → he lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, I am looking for a man
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A love of rule, lust of power, Thphr.Char.26.1, Plb.6.49.3, Phld.Piet.22, LXX 4 Ma.2.15, Gal.Anim.Pass.1.7, Jul.Caes. 308d, freq. in Plu., as Mar.2, al.: in pl., Id.Eum.13; efforts to gain power, Id.Cic.10.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1275] ἡ, Herrschlust, Herrschbegierde; Pol. 6, 49, 3 u. öfter; D. Hal. u. a. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
φῐλαρχία: ἡ, ἀγάπη πρὸς τὸ ἄρχειν, ἐπιθυμία ἐξουσίας, Θεοφρ. Χαρακ. 26, Πολύβ. 6. 49, 3, καὶ συχν. παρὰ Πλουτ., ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πλεῖστον ἐπὶ κακῆς σημασίας· ἐν τῷ πληθ., φιλόδοξοι προσπάθειαι, Πλουτ. Εὐμ. 13, κ. ἀλλ.
