δικαστής
Alt. δι^καστής, οῦ,
Gram. n di^kast hs_ou suff_acc masc
Gram. n di^kasth r_ros stem_acc masc Babr.
Etym. δικάζω
I. "a judge", Hdt., Aesch., etc.
2. at Athens, the δικασταί, like the Roman "judices", were more like our "jurymen" (the "presiding judge" being ὁ κριτής), Soph., etc.
II. δ. αἵματος "an avenger", Eur.