δεσπόζω

despozo

to be lord

Appears 15 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 6
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Book III 1
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701e4
Book IV 3
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713d5
713a1
713a4
Book V 2
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726a4
726a5
Phaedo 3
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94d2
94e4
80a2
Republic 3
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Book IX 3
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577d5
576a5
579a7
Letters 1
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355e2
Parmenides 1
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134d11
Statesman 1
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260c4

Dictionary (LSJ)

δεσπόζω, mostly pres. and impf.: fut. -όσω A. Pr. 210, al., Ep. -όσσω h.Cer. 365: aor. inf. δεσπόσαι E. Alc. 486: 1. abs., to be lord or master, gain the mastery, πρὸς βίαν δ. A. Pr. 210; ἄρχειν καὶ δ. Pl. Phd. 80a, al.: as law-term, to be the legal proprietor, opp. κρατεῖν, PTheb.Bank 1.15, cf. BGU 1187.9 (i B. C.), PLond. 3.977.32 (iv A. D.). b. Astrol., of planets, to be dominant in a nativity, Vett. Val.72.5. 2. c. gen., to be lord or master of, h.Cer. 365, Hdt. 3.142, etc.; Ζηνὸς (or Διὸς) δεσπόσαι A. Pr. 930; δεσπόζοντʼ ἐμοῦ E. Supp. 518; δ. τινός, opp. δουλεύειν ἄλλῳ, Pl. R. 576a; δεσπόζειν φόβης own it, A. Ch. 188; make oneself master of, λέκτροις ὧν ἐδέσποζον E. Andr. 928: metaph., τοῦδε δ. λόγου A. Ag. 543. 3. c. acc., lord it over, δ. πόλιν E. HF 28:—Pass., δεσπόζονται Hp. Aër. 16; δεσποζόμεναι πόλεις Pl. Lg. 712e; δ. ὑπό τινος D.S. 18.60; πρός τινος Ph. 1.337.

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