Govern

Govern
v. trans.
Rule: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.; V. also dat.), κρατεῖν (gen.), κοσμεῖν, V. κρατύνειν (gen.), εὐθύνειν, V. ναυκληρεῖν, κραίνειν (gen.).
Govern (as king or commander): P. and V. τυραννεύειν (gen.), βασιλεύειν (gen.) (Eur., El. 12), δεσπόζειν (gen. or acc.) (Eur., H.F. 28) (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἀνάσσειν (gen.), κοιρανεῖν (gen.), ταγεῖν (gen.), Ar. and V. τυραννεῖν (absol.).
Administer, manage: P. and V. οἰκεῖν, νέμειν (Thuc. 8, 70), κυβερνᾶν, Ar. and P. διοικεῖν, μεταχειρίζεσθαι, ταμιεύειν, P. διαχειρίζειν, διακυβερνᾶν (Plat.), V. νωμᾶν.
Well-governed, adj.: P. and V. εὔνομος (Æsch., frag.).
Be well-governed, v.: P. εὐνομεῖσθαι, P. and V. εὖ οἰκεῖσθαι.
A house well-governed: V. οἶκος ... ἄριστα διαπονούμενος (Æsch., Ag. 18-19).
Control, check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.).

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.

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