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κύριος[ῡ],α,ον , alsoος,ον
A. Supp. 732 , E. Heracl. 143 , Arist. Pol. 1306b20 :—Thess.κῦρρος
IG 9(2).517.20 (Larissa,iii B.C.): (κῦρος) (not in Hom. ):
I. of persons,having powerorauthority over, c. gen., Ζεὺς ὁ πάντων κ.
Pi. I. 5(4).53
, cf. P. 2.58 ; ἐμῶν τε καὶ σῶν κ. πιστωμάτων
A. Ag. 878
;πρὶν ἄν σε κ. στήσω τέκνωνput theein possession of. . , S. OC 1041 ; κύριοι πολιτείας
Antipho 3.1.1
; κ. καταλύσεως
Th. 4.20
; εἰρήνης καὶ πολέμου
X. HG 2.2.18
; - ώτατοι τοῦ ἱεροῦ
Th. 5.53
(butὁ -ώτατος θεὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ, of the god to whom a temple is dedicated, OGI 90.39 (Rosetta,ii B.C.)); τῶν αὑτοὺ κ.
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. Isoc. 19.34 , etc.;θανάτου κ. τινός with power oflife and death over, Pl. Criti. 120d ; κ. περί τινος
2. κύριός εἰμιc.inf., Ihave authorityto do,am entitledto do, A. Ag. 104 (lyr.);οὗτος κ. ὁρκωμοτεῖν(prob. for -ῶν) E. Supp. 1189 ; κ. ἀπολέσαι, σῶσαι δ' ἄκυροι
, cf. Th. 5.63 , 8.5 ; -ώτεροι δοῦναι better ableto give, Id. 4.18 ; οὐ . . κ. οὔτε ἀνελέσθαι πόλεμον οὔτε καταλῦσαι
; δοῦλοι κ. μαστιγοῦν τοὺς ἐλευθέρους
; alsoκ. τοῦ μὴ μεθυσθῆναι having powernot to . . , Id. EN 1113b32 : c. acc. etinf., κ. εἶναι ἢ τοίαν εἶναι [πόλιν] ἢ τοίαν
3. folld. by a dependent clause, κ. γενέσθαι, ὅντινα δεῖ καταστήσασθαι
4. c.part., πριαμένους τι ἢ πωλοῦντας κυρίους εἶναι
, cf. Plb. 6.37.8 , 18.37.10 ; κύριοι ἐόντω συλέοντες
5. abs.,having authority, supreme,τί τῶνδε κυριωτέρους μένεις; A. Supp. 965 ; - ώτερος σέθεν
;ὁ πατὴρ μέχρι τούτου κ. [ἐστι] Arist. Rh. 1402a1 ;τὸ κ.thesovereign powerin a state, Id. Pol. 1281a11 , cf. Pl. R. 565a , etc.;τὰ κ.thesupreme authorities, D. 19.259 , Arist. Rh. 1365b27 ; τὰ τῆσδε τῆς γῆς κ.
; at Athens,κ. ἐκκλησίαasovereignorprincipalassembly, Ar. Ach. 19 , Arist. Ath. 43.4 , IG 12.42.22 , al., 22.493.8 , etc.;ἀγορὰ κ.ib. 1298.7 .
II. of things,ὁ τῆς ὥρας τῆς καταρχῆς κ. [ἀστήρ] Serapio in Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.99 : but usu. abs.,authoritative, decisive, δίκαι
l.c., And. 1.88 , Pl. Cri. 50b ;μῦθος -ώτερος of more authority, E. IA 318 (troch.); -ωτάτη τῶν ἐπιστημῶν [ἡ πολιτική] Arist. Pol. 1282b15 ; αἱ -ώτεραι ἀρχαί
, cf. Metaph. 997a12 ; [ ἡ φρόνησις] τῆς σοφίας κυριωτέρα
; -ωτέρα ἡ καθόλου [ἀπόδειξις] Id. APo. 86a23 ; τάραχος ὁ -ώτατος
; ofsovereignremedies, - ωτάτη τῶν καθάρσεων
;important, principal,κ. δόξαι, of certain doctrines of Epicurus, Phld. Ir. p.86 W.; τὰ -ώτατα μέρη τῆς φύσεως
; - ώτερα μέρη τοῦ σώματος
;τὰ -ώταταtheprincipalorgans, Gal. 1.385 (but, themost important matters, Epicur. Sent. 16 ); τὸ -ώτατον τῆς Ἐφέσου
: Gramm.,κ. τόνος principalaccent, D.T. Supp. 674.32 .
2. opp.ἄκυρος,valid,νόμος, δόγματα, D. 24.1 , Pl. Lg. 926d ;κ. ποιεῖν [τὴν γνῶσιν], opp.ἄκυρον π., D. 21.92 , cf. 39.15 ; τὰς συνθήκας κυρίας ποιεῖν
(iv B.C.);ἔστω τὰ κριθέντα κ.Lexap. D. 21.94 ; so τὰς τῶν ἄλλων δόξας κ. ποιεῖν
3. of times, etc.,ordained, appointed, ἡ κυρίη ἡμέρη
, cf. 93 (pl.); ἡ κ. τῶν ἡμερέων
(lyr.), etc.;κ. μήν, of a woman with child, i.e. the ninth month, Pi. O. 6.32 ;ὅταν τὸ κ. μόλῃ φάος(prob.) theappointedtime, A. Ag. 766 (lyr.); κ. μένει τέλος
(lyr.);ἡ κ. [ἡμέρα] D. 21.84 , cf. Test.ib. 93 ; butαἱ κ. [ἡμεραι],
= κριτικαί , Hp. Aff. 9 .
4. legitimate, lawful, ὕπνος πόνος τε, κ. ξυνωμόται
, cf. 327 ;κύρι' ἔχοντεςhavinglawful power, ib. 960 (lyr.).
5. ἡ κ. ἀρετήgoodnessproper, realgoodness, Arist. EN 1144b4 ; [ φλοιὸς] ὁ κ.
; Rhet. and Gramm.,κ. ὄνομαtherealoractual, hencecurrent, ordinary, name of a thing, opp.μεταφορά, γλῶττα, Arist. Rh. 1404b6 , 1410b12 , Po. 1457b3 , cf. D.H. Comp. 21 , D.L. 10.13 , etc.;σπάνει κυρίου ὀνόματοςfor lack of acurrentterm, D.H. Comp. 24 ; -ώτατα ὀνόματα most ordinaryterms, ib. 3 (hence alsoκ. ὄνομα proper, personalname, Plb. 6.46.10 , A.D. Pron. 10.11 , al., Hdn. 7.5.8 ;ὄνομαalone in this sense, Diog.Bab.Stoic. 3.213 );κ. [λέξεις] Phld. Rh. 1.181
S. ;κατὰ τὸν κ. τρόπον, opp.καταχρωμένη, ib. 1.59
III. Adv. κυρίως,v.sub voc.
B. Subst. κύριος,ὁ,lord, master, τοῖσι κ. δωμάτων
, cf. 689 , S. Aj. 734 , etc.;ὁ κ.alone,headof a family,masterof a house (cf. Sch. Ar. Eq. 965 ), Antipho 2.4.7 , Ar. Pl. 6 , Arist. Pol. 1269b10 ; τοὺς κ. τῶν οἰκιῶν
(ii B.C.); also,guardianof a woman, Is. 6.32 , PGrenf. 2.15
(ii B.C.), etc.: generally,guardian, trustee, Is. 2.10 , D. 43.15 , 46.19 , Men. Epit. 89 , etc.
b. laterκύριε, as a form of respectful address,sir,
Ev.Jo. 12.21 , 20.15 , Act.Ap. 16.30 (pl.), PFay. 106.15
2. fem.κυρία,ἡ ,mistress, lady of the house, Philem. 223 , LXX Is. 24.2 , etc.; κ. τῆς οἰκίας
: in voc.,madam, D.C. 48.44 ; applied to women from fourteen years upwards, Epict. Ench. 40 . (In later Gr. freq. writtenκύρα, PGrenf. 1.61.4
b. epith. ofἾσις, OGI 180 (Egypt,i B.C.), etc.
3. of gods, esp. in the East, Σεκνεβτῦνις ὁ κ. θεός
(Damascus,iii A.D.); κ. Σάραπις
(Tibur,ii A.D.); of deified rulers, τοῦ κ. βασιλέος θεοῦ
(Egypt,i B.C.);οἱ κ. θεοὶ μέγιστοι, of Ptolemy XIV and Cleopatra,Berl.Sitzb. 1902.1096 : hence, of rulers in general, βασιλεὺς Ἡρώδης κ.
(Judaea,i B.C.); of Roman Emperors, BGU 1200.11 (Augustus), POxy. 37 i 6 (Claudius), etc.
4. ὁ Κύριος,=Hebr.Yahweh, LXX Ge. 11.5 , al.; of Christ, 1 Ep.Cor. 12.3 , etc.
References Pi. I. 5(4).53 P. 2.58 A. Ag. 878 S. OC 1041 Antipho 3.1.1 Th. 4.20 X. HG 2.2.18 Th. 5.53 OGI 90.39 Pl. Lg. 929d Isoc. 19.34 Pl. Criti. 120d Arist. Pol. 1286a24 A. Ag. 104 E. Supp. 1189 And. 4.9 Th. 5.63 8.5 Id. 4.18 X. An. 5.7.27 Ephor. 29 J. Arist. Pol. 1287b16 Id. EN 1113b32 Pl. R. 429b Is. 6.4 Th. 5.34 Id. 8.51 Plb. 6.37.8 18.37.10 Schwyzer 337.13 A. Supp. 965 E. Ba. 505 Arist. Rh. 1402a1 Id. Pol. 1281a11 Pl. R. 565a D. 19.259 Arist. Rh. 1365b27 S. OC 915 Ar. Ach. 19 Arist. Ath. 43.4 IG 12.42.22 22.493.8 1298.7 Serapio Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.99 E. Heracl. And. 1.88 Pl. Cri. 50b E. IA 318 Arist. Pol. 1282b15 Id. Cael. 285a26 Metaph. 997a12 Id. EN 1143b34 Id. APo. 86a23 Epicur. Ep. 1p.30U. Pl. Sph. 230d Gal. 1.299 Phld. Ir. p.86 Epicur. Sent. 9 Philostr. Gym. 50 Gal. 1.385 Epicur. Sent. 16 Philostr. VS 1.22.4 D.T. Supp. 674.32 D. 24.1 Pl. Lg. 926d D. 21.92 39.15 Lys. 18.15 PEleph. 1.14 D. 21.94 Pl. Tht. 179b Hdt. 5.50 93 Id. 1.48 6.129 A. Supp. 732 E. Alc. 105 Pi. O. 6.32 A. Ag. 766 Id. Eu. 544 D. 21.84 Hp. Aff. 9 A. Eu. 127 327 960 Arist. EN 1144b4 Thphr. HP 4.15.1 Arist. Rh. 1404b6 1410b12 Po. 1457b3 D.H. Comp. 21 D.L. 10.13 D.H. Comp. 24 3 Plb. 6.46.10 A.D. Pron. 10.11 Hdn. 7.5.8 Diog.Bab.Stoic. 3.213 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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