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στρατηγία

strategia

office of general, command

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

στρατηγία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. office of general, command, Hdt. 1.59, 5.26, E. Andr. 678,704, Eup. 100, Phryn.Com. 22, etc.; παραλύειν τινὰ τῆς σ. Hdt. 6.94; ἀνάσσων Ἑλλάδος στρατηγίας being chief general of Greece, E. IT 17; τυραννίδος μᾶλλον . . μίμησις ἢ σ. Th. 1.95; of a naval command, Id. 5.26, X. HG 6.2.13. 2. at Athens, office of στρατηγός, Ar. Pl. 192, Aeschin. 2.41: in pl., Pl. Ap. 36b, R. 599c, etc.; ἐν ταῖς ἐνιαυσίοις σ. Plu. Per. 16: presidency of the Achaean league, Plb. 4.37.1, etc.; in Egypt, office of στρατηγός, πρὸς τῇ σ. deputy-στρατηγός, PEnteux. 63.10 (iii B.C.), UPZ 108.28 (ii B.C.); πρὸς τῇ σ. also,= στρατηγός, BGU 12.6 (ii A.D.); at Rome, praetorship, Plu. Cat.Mi. 39, Sull. 5, etc.; cf. στρατηγός II.3, 4. 3. period of command, campaign, X. HG 6.2.39. 4. troops commanded by one general, command, prob. in OGI 266.54 (Pergam., iii B.C.). II. generalship, X. Cyr. 1.6.14, Mem. 3.1.5, Pl. Euthd. 307a, etc.; piece of strategy, D.S. 17.23. III. province governed by a στρατηγός, Str. 12.1.4, al., Plin. HN 6.27, App. Mith. 105. IV. = φαλαγγαρχία, a force of 4096 men, Arr. Tact. 10.7, Ael. Tact. 9.8. 2. = στρατιά (which is found in codd. AB), LXX Ju. 5.3.
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