πρύτανις
prytanis
ruler, lord
Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
πρύτανις, also πρότανις (q.v.), gen. εως, A. ruler, lord, π. κύριε . . ἀγυιᾶν καὶ στρατοῦ P. 2.58, cf. 18.43; στεροπᾶν κεραυνῶν τε π., of Zeus, P. 6.24; ἵππων, of Poseidon, 49; ἀγορῆς π., of Apollo, 164; μακάρων π., of Zeus, Pr. 170 (anap.); Κρόνιε πρύτανι Φρύγιε Tr. 1288 (lyr.); π. συμποσίων, i.e. Dionysus, Ion Lyr.1.14; οἶνον . . ἀνθρώπων π. 9.3; δυσαμεριᾶν π., of the Sphinx, Fr. 236; Ἡρόδοτον . . ἱστορίης πρύτανιν App.Anth. 2.21; πλούτου καὶ σοφίης π., of Periander, Epigr. ap. 1.97; π. ὕμνων (sc. ἡ ᾠδή) Lyr.Adesp. 80; μούσης ὑψινόου π. Epigr.Gr. 440.10 (Batanaea); τέχνας ὁ π. πέλεκυς AP 6.205 (); πρυτάνεις κόσμου, of the stars, Wi. 13.2; ὅρκος . . ἀληθείας γενόμενος ἡμῖν π. in CA 2p.422M. II. at Athens, member of the tribe presiding in βουλή or ἐκκλησία, τοὺς πρυτάνεις τοὺς τότε πρυτανεύσαντας 1.46, etc.; in other states, οἱ π. οἱ πρυτανεύοντες τὸν μῆνα SIG 1015.19 (Halic.), cf. IG 12(3).169 (Astypalaea); at Calynda in Caria, PCair.Zen. 341 (a).23 (iii B.C.). 2. πρυτάνεις τῶν ναυκράρων, officials of the ναύκραροι (q.v.). 3. in other Greek states title of a chief magistrate, 12(1).53,al. (Rhodes); in Lycia, 5.19 (anap.); at Miletus, Pol. 1305a18; as title of a chief priest, ib.1322b29: rarely of a woman, IGRom. 4.1325 (Phocaea), CIG 3953d (Trapezopolis). b. pl., title of a board of magistrates, SIG 581.91 (Hierapytna. ii B.C.), 976.3 (Samos, ii B.C.), etc. c. president of a council, POxy. 77.2 (iii A.D.), etc.
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