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χειροτονέω
χειροτονέω χειρότονος to stretch out the hand, for the purpose of voting, Plut., Luc. c. acc. pers. to vote for, elect, properly by show of hands, Ar., Dem.:—Pass. to be elected, Ar., etc.; χειροτονηθῆναι, election, was opp. to λαχεῖν, appointment by lot, Plat., etc. c. acc. rei, to vote for a thing, Dem.; so c. inf. to vote that . . , Aeschin.:— Pass., κεχειροτόνηται ὕβρις εἶναι it is voted, ruled to be violence, Dem.

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(to stretch out the hand), to vote, elect

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χειροτονέω
Headword (normalized):
χειροτονέω
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χειροτονεω
Intro Text:
χειροτονέω χειρότονος to stretch out the hand, for the purpose of voting, Plut., Luc. c. acc. pers. to vote for, elect, properly by show of hands, Ar., Dem.:—Pass. to be elected, Ar., etc.; χειροτονηθῆναι, election, was opp. to λαχεῖν, appointment by lot, Plat., etc. c. acc. rei, to vote for a thing, Dem.; so c. inf. to vote that . . , Aeschin.:— Pass., κεχειροτόνηται ὕβρις εἶναι it is voted, ruled to be violence, Dem.
IDX:
35628
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35668
Key:
xeirotone/w

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