A. leaderorcommander of an army, general, Archil. 58.1 , A. Th. 816 , Arist. Ath. 22.3 , etc.;ἀνὴρ ς. A. Ag. 1627 , Pl. Ion 540d ; opp.ναύαρχος(admiral), S. Aj. 1232 (v. infr. 11.1 ).
officers elected by yearly vote to command the army and navy, and conduct the war-department at home, commanders in chief and ministers of war, Hdt. 6.109 , Th. 1.61 , 4.2 , Arist. Ath. 26.1 , 44.4 , 61.1 , D. 4.25 ; οἱ ς. οἱ εἰς Σικελίαν
D(Epid.,ii B.C.), Plb. 1.52.5 ; alsoς. alone, Id. 1.7.12 , al., SIG 685.20 (Crete,ii B.C.), andὕπατοςalone, v. ὕπατος; ς. ἀνθύπατος
proconsul, ib. 826
I 1 (Delph.,ii B.C.), 745.2 (Rhodes,i B.C.);ἑξαπέλεκυς ς.praetor, Plb. 3.106.6 ; used of thepraetor urbanus, Id. 33.1.5 ; called ς. κατὰ πόλιν
IG 14.951
(i B.C.), etc.;ς. alone,= praetor, D.H. 2.6 , Arr. Epict. 2.1.26 : also of theduumviriorchief magistrates of Roman colonies, as of Philippi, Act.Ap. 16.20 : later of theComes Orientis, Lib. Or. 56.21 .
5. an officer who had the custody of the Temple at Jerusalem, ὁ ς. τοῦ ἱεροῦ
Ev.Luc. 22.52
, Act.Ap. 4.1 , J. BJ 6.5.3 .
6. νυκτερινὸς ς.superintendent of policeat Alexandria, Str. 17.1.12 .
