δεσπόζω

despozōVerbG6802

be master

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1.absolute to be lord or master, gain the mastery, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
2.with genitive to be lord or master of, (Homeric Hymns), etc.; *δεσπόζειν φόβης *to own the lock of hair, (Aeschulus Tragicus); metaphorically to master, δ. *λόγου *(Aeschulus Tragicus)
3.with accusative to lord it over, (Euripides)

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