τυραννεύω 1 τυραννεύω always in Hdt.; both in attic Poets, as the metre required. Pass., fut. mid. τυραννήσομαι in pass. sense
I.to be a τύραννος, an absolute sovereign or despot, and in aor. to become such, Hdt., etc.: to be a prince or princess, Eur.
2.c. gen. to be despotic ruler of a people or place, Solon, Hdt., attic
3.c. acc. to govern, Luc.:—Pass. to be governed despotically, Hdt., Thuc.
II.to be tyrannical, imperious, Plat.