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κυβερνάω

kybernao

steer

Appears 26 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κυβερνάω, A. steer, νῆα κυβερνῆσαι Od. 3.283, cf. Pi. O. 12.3 (Pass.), Pl. Plt. 298e, etc.: abs., act as helmsman, αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ Ar. Eq. 544. 2. drive, κ. ἅρματα Pl. Thg. 123c; τὸν δρόμον τῶν Ἵππων Hdn. 7.9.6. 3. metaph., guide, govern, Pi. P. 5.122, Antipho 1.13, Pl. Euthd. 291d, etc.; τὴν δίκην ὀρθῇ γνώμῃ κυβερνᾶτε Herod. 2.100. 4. act as pilot, i.e. perform certain rites, in the Ship of Isis, IGRom. 1.817 (Callipolis). II. Med., = Act., κυβερνωμένης τῆς διανοίας Arist. Pr. 964b17; ὁ κυβερνώμενος μουσικῇ Marcellin. Vit. Thuc. 49:—Pass., σῇ κυβερνῶμαι χερί S. Aj. 35; μιᾷ γνώμῃ τῇ Κύρου ἐκυβερνᾶτο X. Cyr. 8.8.1; ἡ ἰατρικὴ . . διὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τούτου κυβερνᾶται Pl. Smp. 187a, cf. R. 590d, Antiph. 40.8, etc.; cf. κυμερῆναι.
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