prutaneiva
pruØta±neiva , Ion. -hivh , hJ , ( prutaneuvw ) the prytany or presidency, at Athens a period of 35 or 36 days, about 1/10 of a year, during which the prytanes of each fulhv in turn presided in the boulhv and ejkklhsiva , Oratt.; eJndekavth/ th`" prutaneiva" ( sc. th`" Pandionivdo" ) on the 11th of the presidency of the Tribe Pandionis, Dem.
II. any public office held by rotation, pr. th`" hJmevrh" the chief command for the day, held by each general in turn, Hdt.
prutanei`on
pruØta±nei`on , Ion. -hvion , tov , ( pruvtani" ) the presidents‘ hall, town-hall, Lat. curia , Hdt ., Thuc. , etc. ; consecrated to Hestia or Vesta, to whom a perpetual fire was kept burning in it, which in Colonies was brought from the Prytaneion of the mother-city: at Athens the Prytanes had their meals there, and there they entertained foreign ambassadors, Ar. , Dem. : citizens also of high merit, and the children of those who had fallen in battle, were rewarded by a seat at this public table, ejn prutaneivw/ deipnei`n, sitei`sqai Ar. , Plat.
II.
a law-court
at Athens,
Dem.
,
Plut.
2.
prutanei`a, tav
,
a sum of money deposited by each party to a lawsuit before the suit began,
Ar.
,
etc.
;
tiqevnai prutanei`av tini
, i.e. bring an action against, Id.;
i{nÆ aiJ qevsei" givgnointo th`/ noumhniva/
(
sc.
tw`n prutaneivwn
) Id.;
devcesqai ta; pr
. to receive
this deposit,
i.e. to allow the action to be brought, Id.
prutaneuvw
pruØta±neuvw , f. sw , to be pruvtani" or president, to hold sway, h. Hom.
II. at Athens, to hold office as Prytanis, properly used of the presiding fuvlh ( v. pruvtani" II ), e[tucen hJ fulh; jAkamanti;" prutaneuvousa Plat ., etc.
2. pr. peri; eijrhvnh" to put the question on a motion for peace, this being the duty of the Prytanes, Ar. , etc.
III. generally, to manage, regulate, Dem .: —Pass ., prutaneuvesqai parav tino" to suffer oneself to be guided by one, Id.
prutanhivh
pruta±nhivh, -hvion , Ion. for prutaneiva, -nei`on .
pruvtani"
pruvta±ni" »uØ1/4 , gen. ew", oJ : pl. prutavnei" : (prob. from prov ):— a prince, ruler, lord, chief, of Hiero, Pind. ; of Zeus, Id., Aesch.
II. at Athens, a Prytanis or President: the prutavnei" were a committee of 50, chosen by lot from each of the 10 fulaiv , so that each set formed 1/10 part of the boulhv or Council of 500; out of these 50 prutavnei" one was chosen by lot as chiefpresident ( ejpistavth" ); he chose 9 provedroi ; and the real business was in the hands of this smaller body, with a secretary ( grammateuv" ) added.—The fulhv which first entered office every year was determined by lot; and their term of office ( prutaneiva ) was about five weeks. During this time all treaties and public acts ran in their name, in this form: jAkamanti;" »fulh;1/4 ejprutavneue, Faivnippo" ejgrammavteue, Nikiavdh" ejpestavtei the Tribe Acamantis were the Presidency, Phaenippus the Secretary, Niciades the Chief-president, Thuc.
prwv
prwv or prwv/, prw/aivteron, prw/aivtata , v. prwiv .