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μαντεύομαι μάντις Dep. to divine, prophesy, presage, Hom., etc.; c. acc. cogn., μαντεῖα μ. Aesch. generally, to divine, presage, augur, forbode, surmise, of any presentiment, Plat., etc.; c. gen., μαντευσόμεσθα τἀνδρὸς ὡς ὀλωλότος Aesch. of animals, to get scent of a thing, Theocr. to consult an oracle, seek divinations, Hdt., Attic; ταῦτα καὶ μ. this is the question I ask the oracle, Eur. aor1 and perf. pass. in pass. sense, ἐμαντεύθη an oracle was given, Hdt.; τὰ μεμαντευμένα the words of the oracles, Hdt.

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to divine, prophesy, presage

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Headword:

μαντεύομαι

Headword (normalized):

μαντεύομαι

Headword (normalized/stripped):

μαντευομαι

IDX:

20264

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n20285

Key:

manteu/omai

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