στρᾰτηγ-ία, Ion.
-ιη, ἡ,
A. office of general, command, Hdt. 1.59 , 5.26 , E. Andr. 678 , 704 , Eup. 100 , Phryn.Com. 22 , etc.;παραλύειν τινὰ τῆς ς. Hdt. 6.94 ;ἀνάσσων Ἑλλάδος στρατηγίαςbeing chief general of Greece, E. IT 17 ;τυραννίδος μᾶλλον . . μίμησις ἢ ς. Th. 1.95 ; of a naval command, Id. 5.26 , X. HG 6.2.13 .
2. at Athens,office of στρατηγός, Ar. Pl. 192 , Aeschin. 2.41 : in pl., Pl. Ap. 36b , R. 599c , etc.;ἐν ταῖς ἐνιαυσίοις ς. Plu. Per. 16 :presidencyof the Achaean league, Plb. 4.37.1 , etc.; in Egypt,office of στρατηγός, πρὸς τῇ ς. deputy-στρατηγός, PEnteux. 63.10
(iii B.C.), UPZ 108.28
(ii B.C.);πρὸς τῇ ς. also,=στρατηγός, BGU 12.6
(ii A.D.); at Rome,praetorship, Plu. Cat.Mi. 39 , Sull. 5 , etc.; cf. στρατηγός
11.3
, 4 .
3. period of command, campaign, X. HG 6.2.39 .
4. troops commanded by one general, command, prob. in OGI 266.54 (Pergam.,iii B.C.).
II. generalship, X. Cyr. 1.6.14 , Mem. 3.1.5 , Pl. Euthd. 307a , etc.;piece of strategy, D.S. 17.23 .