Authority

Authority
subs.
Power: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, ἐξουσια, ἡ, δναμις, ἡ, κῦρος, τό, κρτος, τό, δυναστεία, ἡ.
Influence: P. and V. δναμις, ἡ.
Permission: P. and V. ἐξουσία, ἡ.
Testimony: Ar. and P. μαρτυρία, ἡ, V. μαρτριον, τό or Pl.
Concretely, witness: P. and V. μάρτυς, ὁ or ἡ
Quote as authority, v.: P. παρατίθεσθαι (acc.).
An authority on: P. and V. ἐπιστήμων, ὁ or ἡ (gen.), ἔμπειρος, ὁ or ἡ (gen.).
Having authority, adj.: P. and V. κριος.
Having full authority, adj.: Ar. and P. αὐτοκρτωρ.
Without authority, adj.: P. ἄκυρος.
Without your authority: P. μὴ σημήναντός σου (Plat., Phaedo 62C).
On one's own authority: P. ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ γνώμης.
They accused the generals of making terms without their authority: P. τοὺς στρατηγούς ἐπῃτιάσαντο ὅτι ἄνευ αὑτῶν συνέβησαν (Thuc. 2, 70).
The authorities, those in authority: P. and V. οἱ ἐν τέλει, τὰ κρια, P. τὰ τέλη, οἱ ἐπὶ τοῖς πράγμασι, V. οἱ ἐν τέλει βεβῶτες, Ar. and P. αἱ ἀρχαί
This period (of history) was omitted by all authorities before me: τοῖς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἅπασιν ἐκλιπὲς τοῦτο ἦν τὸ χωρίον (Thuc. 1, 97).

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

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