δεκανός

English (LSJ)

ὁ,
A decurion, Lat. decurio, IGRom.1.1046 (Alexandria); police officer in Egypt, PTeb.27.31 (ii B.C.), POxy.387 (i A.D.), etc.
II Astrol., δεκανοί, οἱ, decans, thirty-six divinities each of whom presided over ten degrees of the zodiac, Nech. ap. Firm.4.22.2, Herm. ap. Stob.1.21.9, Heph.Astr.1.1, Gal.11.797, PMag.Par.1.1203, Leont. in Arat.p.569 M., Ps.-Callisth.1.4, etc.

Spanish (DGE)

-οῦ, ὁ
I 1en el Egipto ptol. decano, decurión oficial de policía δ. τῶν φυλακιτῶν PTeb.27.31 (II a.C.), cf. PMich.inv.6980ue.10 (III/II a.C.) en ZPE 105.1995.241, PTeb.251 descr. (I a.C.), BGU 1189.5 (I a.C./I d.C.), PMich.Teb.123ue.5.15 (I d.C.).
2 en el Egipto romano decurión, jefe de una brigada de diez hombres (cf. δεκανία I 1) CPJ 405.1 (I/II d.C.), OMich.82.2, 21 (III d.C.), SB 11029.8 (IV/V d.C.), cf. PPrincet.40.3 (I d.C.), BGU 834.22, 25 (II d.C.), PSI 921.15 (II d.C.), OMich.137.6 (III d.C.)
•c. responsabilidades fiscales δ. κυνηγίδων Theb.Ostr.78 (I/II d.C.), cf. 77 (I d.C.), POxy.387 descr. (I d.C.)
•tb. en el Egipto ptol. capataz, jefe de un grupo o cuadrilla de diez hombres δ. τῶν ἐκ τῆς κώμης βασιλικῶν γεωργῶν PTurku 1.9 (II a.C.) en Tyche 6.1991.100.
3 milit. en el ejército romano decurión jefe de una turma de la caballería Koptos 63 (imper.)
•sent. dud. δ. ἀρχιμαχαιροφόρος ἀπὸ τῆς κάτω χώρας PStras.631.3 (II d.C.)
•suboficial de la marina IGR 1.1046 (Alejandría).
4 decano n. de funcionarios de las tribus de Amblada, quizá rel. con las fiestas de Dioniso Anat.St.18.1968.79.26 (Pisidia).
5 sepulturero, enterrador miembro de una corporación vinculada a la iglesia, Hypat.Fr.p.126.15 (= IEphesos 4135.22 (VI d.C.)), MAMA 3.397 (Córico, biz.), Corinth.8(3).556 (biz.), IEphesos 2314.3 (V/VI d.C.), Sardis 173 (IV/VI d.C.), IChr.M.93.2 (V/VI d.C.), Iust.Nou.43 proem., 1, 59.2, 6, PIand.101.5 (V/VI d.C.)
•δεκανοὶ τῶν μαρτυρίων encargados de iglesias consagradas a mártires Callinic.Mon.V.Hyp.41.10.
6 ujier, ordenanza en los palacios imperiales δ. τοῦ παλατίου Callinic.Mon.V.Hyp.41.13, cf. Chrys.M.63.109, Marc.Diac.V.Porph.39, 40, Cod.Iust.12.26.1, 12.59.10.5, Cod.Theod.6.33, Thal.CP Thds.3 (p.8.28).
II astrol. decano n. de 36 divinidades que presidían cada una diez grados del zodíaco δ. δέ ἐστι δύναμίς τις δέκα μοίρας περιέχουσα ἐν τῷ ζῳδίῳ Leont.in Arat.p.569, cf. Gal.11.797, Ps.Callisth.4.19, Corp.Herm.Fr.6, 22, Porph.Ep.Aneb.36, Iambl.Myst.8.4, Heph.Astr.1.1.12, 3.9.6, PMag.4.1203, Firm.4.22.2.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

δεκανός: ὁ, θεοὶ ὡροσκόποι οἱ δεκανοὶ ἔφοροι τῶν γενεθλίων, Γαλην. 11, 797, Ἰάμβλ. Μυστ. 266, 3. 2) ῥαβδοῦχος, δορυφόρος, Βυζ.

Greek Monolingual

δεκανός, ο (AM)
μσν.
1. κατώτερος υπάλληλος της βυζαντινής αυλής με δεκανίκι ως σύμβολο του λειτουργήματός του
2. εκκλησιαστικό διακόνημα
αρχ.
1. υπαξιωματικός επικεφαλής δέκα στρατιωτών
2. αξιωματούχος της αστυνομίας στην Αίγυπτο
3. δεκανοί, οι
οι τριάντα έξι θεότητες που αντιστοιχούν σε ισάριθμες υποδιαιρέσεις του ζωδιακού κύκλου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < δέκα + -ανος, επίθημα που απαντά σε εθνικά ονόματα με -ᾱ. Πρόκειται μάλλον για λ. της αρχαίας μακεδονικής στρατιωτικής ορολογίας, που, μαζί με τα παράγωγο της δεκανία και δεκανικός, πέρασαν και γενικεύθηκαν στην Ελληνιστική Κοινή και, εν συνεχεία, στην όψιμη Λατινική και στη Βυζαντινή. Το λατ. decānus είναι δάνεια λέξη από την Ελληνική].

Wikipedia EN

A decurion was a member of a city senate in the Roman Empire. Decurions were drawn from the curiales class, which was made up of the wealthy middle class citizens of a town society. The emergence of the post of decurion may be found in Rome's decision to allow office-holders in Latin colonies in Italy to become Roman citizens in an attempt to create loyalty in 125 BC.

Decurions were the most powerful political figures at the local level. They were responsible for public contracts, religious rituals, entertainment, and ensuring order. Perhaps most importantly to the imperial government, they also supervised local tax collection.

Early in the imperial period, aristocratic citizens actively sought the post as a mark of prestige. They would gain seats in the front row of the theatre and be accepted into the class of honestiores (honourable men). Once elected, they were expected to pay large sums of their own money to perform public works; decurions would typically compete with each other to furnish the community with temples, baths, and other public facilities.

Under the Dominate (284 and later), when the empire's finances demanded more draconian tax collection measures, the position of decurion ceased being a status symbol and became an unwanted civil service position. It was still limited to the aristocracy, but the primary emphasis was clearly on tax collection, and decurions were expected to make up any shortfall in the local tax collection out of their own pockets. Many decurions illegally left their positions in an attempt to seek relief from this burden; if caught, they would be subject to forfeiture of their property or even execution.

Léxico de magia

ὁ plu. decanos entidades semidivinas creadas por la divinidad, las cuales presiden cada una diez grados del zodíaco ἐπάκουσόν μου, ὁ κτίσας δεκανοὺς κραταιοὺς καὶ ἀρχαγγέλους escúchame, tú que creaste a los poderosos decanos y a los arcángeles P I 207 P IV 1203 χαίρουσιν ἀρχάγγελοι δεκάνων, ἀγγέλων se alegran arcángeles de decanos, de ángeles P XIII 329