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κληρόω
κληρόω κλῆρος to appoint to an office by lot, opp. to αἱρεῖσθαι or χειροτονεῖν, Hdt., Attic:—of the lot, to fall on, Lat. designare, Eur.:— Pass. to be appointed by lot, Dem., etc. to cast lots, draw lots, Plat.;—so in Mid., Aesch., Dem. in Mid. also, κληροῦσθαί τι to have allotted one, obtain by lot, Eur., Aeschin.; also c. gen., Dem. to allot, assign, Pind., Thuc. κλ. ὀμφάν to deliver an oracle, Eur.

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to appoint

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κληρόω κλῆρος to appoint to an office by lot, opp. to αἱρεῖσθαι or χειροτονεῖν, Hdt., Attic:—of the lot, to fall on, Lat. designare, Eur.:— Pass. to be appointed by lot, Dem., etc. to cast lots, draw lots, Plat.;—so in Mid., Aesch., Dem. in Mid. also, κληροῦσθαί τι to have allotted one, obtain by lot, Eur., Aeschin.; also c. gen., Dem. to allot, assign, Pind., Thuc. κλ. ὀμφάν to deliver an oracle, Eur.
IDX:
18081
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18099
Key:
klhro/w

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