Ὀλιγαρχούμενοι
those being oligarched, those being governed by oligarchy
Translated by D. Graham J. Shipley3 Aug 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] those being ruled by few. There are three constitutions: monarchy, oligarchy, democracy.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀλιγαρχούμενοι· ὑπὸ ὀλίγων ἀρχόμενοι. τρεῖς εἰσι πολιτεῖαι, βασιλεία, ὀλιγαρχία, δημοκρατία.
Betacode
*)oligarxou/menoi: u(po\ o)li/gwn a)rxo/menoi. trei=s ei)si politei=ai, basilei/a, o)ligarxi/a, dhmokrati/a.
Notes (1)
- Same or similar entry in other lexica, beginning with Hesychius omicron536; references at Photius omicron210 Theodoridis. The headword itself -- masculine nominative plural of this present middle/passive participle -- must be quoted from somewhere; extant possibilities begin with Thucydides 8.91.3.
- 1A bland reference to Aristotle's tripartite theory of constitutions in the Politics, a commonplace of ancient political theory. ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 25 Jan 2015
- coding — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — D. Graham J. Shipley