χειροτονέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[stretch out the hand]], for the purpose of giving one's vote in the assembly, περὶ τῶν ἀνδρῶν <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Phoc.</span>34</span>; <b class="b3">μὴ χ</b>. [[vote]] against the motion, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Deor.Conc.</span>9</span>:—but mostly, </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> c. acc. pers., [[elect]], prop. [[by show of hands]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>598</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Av.</span>1571</span>, etc.; εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν χ. τοὺς ταξιάρχους... οὐκ ἐπὶ τὸν πόλεμον <span class="bibl">D.4.26</span>; c. dupl. acc., στρατηγὸν χ. τινά <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>6.2.11</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Isoc.8.50</span>:—Pass., <b class="b2">to be elected</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>607</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπὶ τοῦτ' ἐχειροτονήθησαν, ἵνα</b> . . <span class="bibl">Lys.28.14</span>; χ. ἔκ τινων <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>763e</span>; <b class="b3">χ. ἐπὶ τῆς διοικήσεως</b> Decr. ap. <span class="bibl">D.18.115</span>: c. acc. cogn., χ. τὴν ἀρχὴν τὴν ἐπὶ τῷ θεωρικῷ <span class="bibl">Aeschin.3.24</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span> 517</span> (anap.); χειροτονηθεὶς ἢ λαχών <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span>300a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.106</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> later, generally, [[appoint]], <span class="bibl">Ph.2.112</span>; of the Jewish High Priest, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>13.2.2</span>; <b class="b3">τὸν ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ κεχειροτονημένον βασιλέα</b> ib.<span class="bibl">6.13.9</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">7.9.3</span>; [[appoint to an office]] in the Church, πρεσβυτέρους <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>14.23</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">2 Ep.Cor.</span>8.19</span> (Pass.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. acc. rei, [[vote for]] a thing, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>297</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">797</span>, lsoc.<span class="bibl">7.84</span>; γνώμας <span class="bibl">D.18.248</span>: c. inf., <b class="b3">ὁ δῆμος ἐχειροτόνησεν ἐξεῖναι . . πέμπειν</b> [[voted]] to send, <span class="bibl">Aeschin. 2.13</span>, cf. <span class="title">IG</span>12.57.29, 63.4:—Pass., <b class="b3">κεχειροτόνηται ὕβρις τὸ πρᾶγυ' εἶναι</b> <b class="b2">it is voted, ruled</b> to be... <span class="bibl">D.21.216</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> [[span with the hand]], τὸ αἰδοῖον <span class="bibl">Artem.1.78</span> (ap.Suid.; <b class="b3">χειροκοπεῖν</b> codd.).</span>