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Δικτατωρεία · dictatorship (δ 1110) · Suda

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δ1106pitchforks
δ1107two-horned
δ1108dikrota, two-banked
δ1109bifurcated, forked, two-pronged
δ1110dictatorship
δ1111dictator
δ1112dictator
δ1113Dictaean cave
δ1114net-man

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Δικτατωρεία

dictatorship

Translated by David Whitehead27 Nov 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

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5 words

Translation

[Meaning an] office without accountability.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δικτατωρεία· ἀρχὴ ἀνυπεύθυνος.

Betacode

*diktatwrei/a: a)rxh\ a)nupeu/qunos.

Notes

Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.
The headword is a Greek derivative of the Latin dictator. See also delta 1111, delta 1112.

Linked from3 entries

β147Βασιλείαkingship[Kingship] is rule without accountability. "The good are not only free, but also kings. For kingship is rule without accountability, which none but the wise can maintain." Kingship. Neither nature nor justice gives…
δ1111Δικτάτωρdictator[Meaning] he who has a double magistracy. [The man] whom the Romans call "twice consul." It was a temporary office, not for life, and without accountability. Or the monarch who rules over all.
δ1112ΔικτάτωρdictatorWhen Malius, who was Latin in origin and had great influence among his compatriots, raised up the race of the Latins in full force and brought together a great mercenary unit in order to avenge his relatives who had…

Neighbouring entries

δ1108Δίκροταdikrota, two-banked δ1109Δικροῖςbifurcated, forked, two-pronged δ1110Δικτατωρείαdictatorship δ1111Δικτάτωρdictator δ1112Δικτάτωρdictator

Revision history6 revisions · last 10 Nov 2015

10 Nov 2015 — David Whitehead
11 Jul 2012another note — David Whitehead
7 Oct 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
28 Nov 2002augmented note, added keyword — Catharine Roth
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27 Nov 2002Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δικτατωρεία (Adler number delta 1110), trans. David Whitehead, 27 Nov 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1110

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗