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μαντεία

μαντεία, prophesying, prophetic power

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μαντεῖʼ feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural of μαντεία

μαντεῖʼ neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of μαντεῖον

μαντεῖʼ feminine vocative singular, feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural, masculine vocative singular, neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of μαντεῖος

See μαντεῖʼ in Morpho

μαντ-εία, Ep. μαντ-είη, Ion. μαντ-ηΐη, ἡ, (μαντεύομαι)
  • prophetic power, power of divination, h.Merc. 547, 547, etc.; μαντείᾳ χρῆσθαι καθʼ ὕπνον Pl. Ti. 71d; mode of divination, Hdt. 2.57; αἴνιγμα μαντείας ἔδει S. OT 394; μαντείας δεῖται ὅ τι ποτὲ λέγεις Pl. Smp. 206b; ἔτι ταῦτα μαντείας προσδεῖται; Aeschin. 1.76: pl., divinations, h.Merc. 472, S. El. 499 (lyr.), Hdt. 2.83, etc.
      • 2 conjecture, ἡ περὶ τὸν θεὸν μ. Arist. Cael. 284b3; μαντεία μᾶλλον ἢ κρίσει τἀληθὲς ἀναζητῶν Luc. Herm. 49.
    • II oracle, prophecy, Pl. Ap. 29a: pl., Tyrt. 4.2, S. OT 149, Lys. 6.33; ὡς ἡ ἐμὴ μ. as I divine, Pl. Phlb. 66b.
      • 2 oracular, i.e. obscure, expression, Id. Cra. 384a.

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