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|Definition== foreg.: <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">ruleover, lord it over</b>, χθονός <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Heracl.</span>206</span>; αἰσχρὸν προστατεῖν γε δωμάτων γυναῖκα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">El.</span>932</span>; τῆς πόλεως <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>519c</span>; τῶν μεγίστων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">La.</span>197e</span>; <b class="b3">π. τοῦ ἀγῶνος</b> <b class="b2">to be steward</b> of the games, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>4.8.25</span>; <b class="b3">π. νούσου</b>, of a physician, <b class="b2">to be in charge</b>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Praec.</span>13</span>; τοῦ λύχνου τῶν ἱερῶν <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span> 1453.14</span> (i B.C.): abs., <b class="b3">ὁ προστατῶν</b> <b class="b2">he that acts as chief</b>, v.l. in <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span> 8.3.25</span>; ὅταν δημοκρατουμένη πόλις ἐλευθερίας διψήσασα κακῶν οἰνοχόων προστατούντων τύχῃ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>562d</span>; = [[προστατεύω]] <span class="bibl">11</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.7.9</span>; π. τοῦ θεμελιωθῆναι τὴν σύνοδον <span class="title">IG</span>22.1343.14:—Pass., <b class="b3">προστατεῖσθαι ὑπό τινων</b> <b class="b2">to be ruled</b> or <b class="b2">led</b> by them, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Hier.</span>5.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b2">to be president</b>, <b class="b3">ἐκκλησίας Ἀρχ. Ἐφ</b>. <span class="bibl">1914.180</span> (Gonni); βουλᾶς <span class="title">IG</span>14.612 (Rhegium). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">stand before</b> as a defender, <b class="b2">to be guardian</b> or <b class="b2">protector of</b>, πυλῶν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>396</span>; <b class="b3">Ἥρα π. [Ἀργείων</b>] <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Heracl.</span>349</span>; ἁ διὰ παντὸς Χερσονασιτᾶν προστατοῦσα Παρθένος <span class="title">IPE</span>12.352.23 (ii/i B.C.); ἀναίδειαν, ἥπερ μόνη π. ῥητόρων <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>325</span> (lyr.); πολιτῶν π. αἱρούμενον <span class="bibl">Men.578</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">π. περὶ τοῦ ἀνατεθέντος ἀργυρίου</b> <b class="b2">bring forward a measure</b> respecting... <span class="title">IG</span>9(1).694.106 (Corc.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b3">ὁ προστατῶν χρόνος</b> the time <b class="b2">that stands before</b>, i.e. <b class="b2">is close at hand</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>781</span> (cf. Sch. ad loc.), unless rather <b class="b2">tyrannous</b>.</span>

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