ιεροσκόπος

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Τούτῳ τῷ λόγῳ χρήσαιτο ἄν τις ἐπ' ἐκείνων τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἳ παραδόξως ἀλαζονεύονται, μηδὲ τὰ κοινὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπιτελεῖν δυνάμενοι → One would use this fable for those who give themselves unreasonable airs, but can't handle everyday life (Aesop 40)

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Greek Monolingual

ὁ (Α ἱεροσκόπος, -ον)
το αρσ. ως ουσ. ἱεροσκόπος
ο ιερομάντης, αυτός που προλέγει τα μέλλοντα εξετάζοντας τα σπλάχνα τών θυσιαζόμενων ζώων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ιερ(ο)- + -σκοπος (< σκοπός), πρβλ. οιωνο-σκόπος, ορνεο-σκόπος].