πρύτανις

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president

1. a prince, ruler, lord, chief , of Hiero, (Pindar); of Zeus, (Pindar) 2. at Athens, a Prytanis or President : the πρυτάνεις were a committee of 50, chosen by lot from each of the 10 φυλαί, so that each set formed 1/10 part of the βουλή or Council of 500; out of these 50 πρυτάνεις one was chosen by lot as chief-president ἐπιστάτης); he chose 9 πρόεδρο; and the real business was in the hands of this smaller body, with a secretary γραμματεύς); added.—;The φυλή which first entered office every year was determined by lot; and their term of office πρυτανεία); was about five weeks. During this time all treaties and public acts ran in their name, in this form: Ἀκαμαντὶς φυλὴ, ἐπρυτάνευε, Φαίνιππος ἐγραμμάτευε, Νικιάδης ἐπεστάτει the Tribe Acamantis were the Presidency, Phaenippus the Secretary, Niciades the Chief-president, (Thucydides) (ML)