προμαντεύομαι
From LSJ
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
English (LSJ)
A prophesy, foretell, divine, abs., Hdt.3. [125]: c. acc., [ψυχὴ] π. τὰ μέλλοντα Arist.Fr.10; foresee, E.Fr.482; τὸν ὄλεθρόν τινι ἔκ τινος D.C.57.20; π. ὡς . . Luc.DDeor.16.1: c.acc. et inf., Id.DMort.11.2:—Act. προμαντεύω in Plu.Cat.Ma.23.
German (Pape)
[Seite 733] dep. med., vorher weissagen, τὰ μέλλοντα, Luc. Conviv. 17 u. öfter; u. a. Sp.; bei Plut. Cat. mai. 23 auch im activ.
