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μαντείᾱ
μαντεῖον
μαντεῖος
μάντευμα
μαντεύομαι
μαντευτός
μαντηίη
μαντικός
μαντιπολέω
μαντιπόλος
μάντις
μαντοσύνη
μαντόσυνος
μᾱνῡ́ω
μάομαι
μαπέειν
μάραγνα
μάραθον
Μαραθών
Μαραθωνομάχαι
μαραίνω
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μάντις
μάντιςεωςIon.ιοςep.ηοςm.f one who foretells the futureeither as mouthpiece of a god or as interpreter of signs and omensoracular priestpriestess, prophet, seer, divinerHom.ref. to Apollo, as prophetic godA. E.ref. to DionysusE. in Roman ctxt.augurPlu. gener. or fig., ref. to a personprophet, predictor, forecastersts. w.gen.of future eventsTrag.ref. to a person's heartMosch.ref. to a person's folly, a terrifying dreamA.ref. to good judgementE.dub. a kind of insectpraying mantisTheoc.

ShortDef

one who divines, a seer, prophet

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Headword:
μάντις
Headword (normalized):
μάντις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μαντις
IDX:
25131
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-25132
Key:
μάντις

Data

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