ἀλφιτόμαντις

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νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this

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Full diacritics: ἀλφῐτόμαντις Medium diacritics: ἀλφιτόμαντις Low diacritics: αλφιτόμαντις Capitals: ΑΛΦΙΤΟΜΑΝΤΙΣ
Transliteration A: alphitómantis Transliteration B: alphitomantis Transliteration C: alfitomantis Beta Code: a)lfito/mantis

English (LSJ)

εως, ὁ, ἡ,

   A one that divines from barley-meal, Iamb.Myst.3.17, Phryn. PS p.91 B., Poll.7.188, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 112] ὁ, aus Gerstengraupen prophezeihend, VLL.