ἡπατοσκοπέω
From LSJ
κατ' ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς → people are always ready to blame the rulers, people are against authority, people were fond of anything by which they could call authority in question
English (LSJ)
inspect the liver for soothsaying, LXX Ez.21.21 (26).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1173] die Leber als Wahrsager besehen, LXX.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἡπᾰτοσκοπέω: παρατηρῶ, ἐξετάζω τὸ ἧπαρ πρὸς μαντείαν, Ἑβδ. (διάφ. γραφ. ἐν Ἐζεκ. κα΄, 21).
