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The corpus record

χειρ-ίζω

cheirizo

handle, manipulate

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What it meant — LSJ

handle, manipulate

handle, manipulate, of a surgeon, Sor. Vit.Hippocr. 12:—Pass., Hp. Off. 3, al., Sor. Fasc. 7.

II manage, administer

manage, administer, esp. of public funds, Plb. 1.20.4, 1.75.1, al.; πρόσοδον PTeb. l.c.; χρήματα Tab.Defix. 96.17 (iii B.C.); ἀργύριον IG l.c.; τὴν ζυτηράν Wilcken Chr. 272.11 (ii A.D.).

2 handle, control, manage

generally, handle, λόγους S.E. M. 7.443; control, manage, ὀργὰς καὶ πάθη Phld. Rh. 2.263S.

3 nominate, appoint, as appointed

Med., nominate, appoint, POxy. 59.14 (iii A.D.):—Pass., ib. 1029.5 (ii A.D.): metaph., γενέσει χειρισθεὶς ἀπέθανες as appointed by your nativity, Supp.Epigr. 7.904 (Gerasa).

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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