δῠναστ-εύω,
A. hold powerorlordship, be powerfulorinfluential, Hdt. 9.2 , Isoc. 12.82 , OGI 56.12 , etc.;τὸ-εῦον, opp. δῆμος, Th. 6.89 ; ἡ πόλις τῶν λοιπέων ἐδυνάστευε μέγιστον
Hdt. 5.97
: c. gen.,to be lord over, Οἰχαλίας
D.S. 4.31
: metaph., αἱ ἄλογοι ἡδοναὶ δ. ψυχῆς
Ph. 1.19
: c. dat., Ath. 14.624d : generally,prevail, be prevalent, of a wind, of climate, Hp. Aph. 3.5 ,Aër.
12 ;to be influential, potent, ἐν τῷ σώματι
Id. VM 16
, cf. Herophil. ap. Gal. 12.619 :— Pass. ,to be ruled, πρὸς μυρίων
Ph. 2.503
.
II. Math., in Pass. ,to be concerned with powersof numbers, Pl. R. 546b .