χειροτονέω

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