δυναστεύω
dynasteuo
hold power
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
δυναστεύω, A. hold power or lordship, be powerful or influential, 9.2, 12.82, OGI 56.12, etc.; τὸ -εῦον, opp. δῆμος, 6.89; ἡ πόλις τῶν λοιπέων ἐδυνάστευε μέγιστον 5.97: c. gen., to be lord over, Οἰχαλίας 4.31: metaph., αἱ ἄλογοι ἡδοναὶ δ. ψυχῆς 1.19: c. dat., 14.624d: generally, prevail, be prevalent, of a wind, of climate, Aph. 3.5, Aër. 12; to be influential, potent, ἐν τῷ σώματι VM 16, cf. ap. 12.619:—Pass., to be ruled, πρὸς μυρίων 2.503. II. Math., in Pass., to be concerned with powers of numbers, R. 546b.
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