θυοσκόος
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ,
A sacrificing priest, Od.21.145, 22.318,321, E.Rh.68; μάντιες θ. distd. from ἱερῆες, Il.24.221: fem., Μαινάδες θ. E.Ba.224: neut., θ. ἱρά sacrificial implements, IG14.1389i2. 2 pl.,= Lat. haruspices, D.H.1.30. (θύος, σ-κοϝ-, cf. κοέω, caveo: the initial σ- is found in OE. scéawian, OHG. scauwôn 'look at'.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 1226] ὁ (κέω = καίω; nach den Alten von κοέω = νοέω), Opferpriester; ll. 24, 221 neben μάντεις u. ἱερεῖς, Schol. οἱ διὰ τῶν ἐπιθυμιωμένων μαντευόμενοι, ἐμπυροσκόποι, Priester, die Rauchwerk opfern u. daraus prophezeihen; Od. 21, 145. 22, 318; Eur. Rhes. 68; D. Hal. 1, 80, der den Namen Τοῦσκοι damit erklärt,
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
θυοσκόος: -ου, ὁ, (ἴδε κοέω) θύτης, Ὀδ. Φ. 145, Χ. 318, 321, Εὐρ. Ρήσ. 68· διακρινόμενος ῥητῶς ἀπὸ τοῦ μάντις καὶ ἱερεύς, Ἰλ. Ω. 221· Μαινάδες θ., αἱ θεόπνευστοι, Elmsl. ἐν Εὐρ. Βάκχ. 224· θ. ἱρά, ἐργαλεῖα θυτικά, Ἀνθ. Π. παράρτ. 51, 2,
French (Bailly abrégé)
όος, όον;
subst. (ὁ, ἡ)
prêtre ou prêtresse chargé du soin des sacrifices.
Étymologie: θύος, κοέω observer ; sel. d’autres, κέω p. καίω.
English (Autenrieth)
prophet, drawing omens from the smoke of burnt-offerings, Il. 24.221, Od. 21.145.
