tyrant
tyrant
subs.
P. and V. τύραννος, ὁ, δεσπότης, ὁ ; see king.Be governed by tyrants, v.: P. and V. τῠραννεῖσθαι, P. τυραννεύεσθαι, δεσπόζεσθαι.
Be tyrant of, V.: P. and V. τῠραννεῖν (gen.).
Free from tyrants, adj.: P. ἀτυράννευτος.
subs.
P. and V. τύραννος, ὁ, δεσπότης, ὁ ; see king.Be governed by tyrants, v.: P. and V. τῠραννεῖσθαι, P. τυραννεύεσθαι, δεσπόζεσθαι.
Be tyrant of, V.: P. and V. τῠραννεῖν (gen.).
Free from tyrants, adj.: P. ἀτυράννευτος.
TYRANT
In the ancient sense an absolute ruler especially one who had made himself master of a state hitherto free not necessarily including the idea of cruelty or injustice tyrannus (Vid:Bremi ad Nep. Milt. 8 3).
An absolute ruler (in the Roman sense) dominus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) dominus et tyrannus: a cruel tyrant tyrannus gravis crudelis (Cic.) saevus violentus (Liv.).
In a wider sense a cruel domineering person homo superbus crudelis saevus. To play the tyrant in suos saevire: suos crudeliter superbe tractare.
In the ancient sense an absolute ruler especially one who had made himself master of a state hitherto free not necessarily including the idea of cruelty or injustice tyrannus (Vid:Bremi ad Nep. Milt. 8 3).
An absolute ruler (in the Roman sense) dominus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) dominus et tyrannus: a cruel tyrant tyrannus gravis crudelis (Cic.) saevus violentus (Liv.).
In a wider sense a cruel domineering person homo superbus crudelis saevus. To play the tyrant in suos saevire: suos crudeliter superbe tractare.
tyrant:
I. In the ancient sense an absolute ruler: esp. one who has made himself sole master of a government hitherto aristocratic or democratic. The word did not necessarily convey the idea of oppression or injustice to individuals:
1. ty̆rannus: Cic.: Virg.: Hor.
2. dŏmĭnus: Cic. Rep. 2, 26, 48. [N.B.--In reference to Rome dominus and tyrannus have a bad sense.]
II. Gen.: a domineering or cruel person: Expr. by adj. sŭperbus, grăvis, saevus, crūdēlis: v.CRUEL , OPPRESSIVE : or by verb: v. DOMINEER , OPPRESS . To play the t., v. TYRANNIZE .
I. In the ancient sense an absolute ruler: esp. one who has made himself sole master of a government hitherto aristocratic or democratic. The word did not necessarily convey the idea of oppression or injustice to individuals:
1. ty̆rannus: Cic.: Virg.: Hor.
2. dŏmĭnus: Cic. Rep. 2, 26, 48. [N.B.--In reference to Rome dominus and tyrannus have a bad sense.]
II. Gen.: a domineering or cruel person: Expr. by adj. sŭperbus, grăvis, saevus, crūdēlis: v.
tyrant
tyrants
τύραννος
aristocratic rulers who controlled city states as absolute monarchs, and were responsible for much artistic patronage in the Archaic period
- Archaic
- Thirty Tyrants