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τυραννεύω τῠραννεύω, τυραννεύω always in Hdt.; both in Attic Poets, as the metre required. Pass., fut. mid. τυραννήσομαι in pass. sense to be a τύραννος, an absolute sovereign or despot, and in aor. to become such, Hdt., etc.: to be a prince or princess, Eur. c. gen. to be despotic ruler of a people or place, Solon, Hdt., Attic c. acc. to govern, Luc.:—Pass. to be governed despotically, Hdt., Thuc. to be tyrannical, imperious, Plat.

ShortDef

to be a monarch, an absolute ruler

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Headword:

τυραννεύω

Headword (normalized):

τυραννεύω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

τυραννευω

IDX:

33258

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n33297

Key:

turanneu/w

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