Lexicon / G9713
χειρόω
cheiroō
  • to lay hands against

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Glosses: to lay hands against

1. to bring into hand, to manage, master, subdue , (Aristophanes Comicus)

2. mostly in Mid. to conquer, overpower, subdue , (Herdotus Historicus); so, τήνδ᾽ ἐχειρούμην ἄγραν became master of this booty, (Sophocles Tragicus)

3. without any sense of violence, to master, subdue , (Xenophon Historicus), etc.

4. χειροῦμαι is also Pass. to be subdued , [variant datesTragica Adespota; future χειρωθήσομαι (Demosthenes Orator); aor1 ἐχειρώθην (Herdotus Historicus); perfect κεχείρωμαι (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)