χειρόω (cheiroō)
cheiroō
to lay hands against
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Definition
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)
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 , [