τῠρανν-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, voc.
A.
τυραννί
S. OT 380
:—monarchy, sovereignty,
μεγάλης οὐκ ἐρέω τ.
Archil. 25
, cf. Pi. P. 2.87 , 11.53 (pl.), S. OT 535 , E. Ba. 43 , etc.; of thesovereigntyof Zeus, ἡ Διὸς τ.
A. Pr. 10
, al., cf. infr. 11.2 :—but more freq.
II. despotic rule,obtained by force or fraud,tyranny,
Simon. 71 , Hdt. 3.53 , 81 , Ar. V. 417 , Th. 1.13 , etc.;τυραννίδα ἔχετε τὴν ἀρχήν(of the Athenians) Id. 3.37 ;τ. ὑμῶν lordshipover you, D. 2.30 : metaph., ἡ ἐπιθυμιῶν ἐν ψυχῇ τ.
Pl. Lg. 863e
.
2. in concrete sense,ἡ Διὸς τ. royalZeus, S. Fr. 345 : pl.,αἱ τυραννίδες,