prophesy
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Predict: Ar. and P. προαγορεύειν, προειπεῖν, P. and V. προλέγειν, V. προσημαίνειν, προφαίνειν, προφωνεῖν. Prophesy by oracles: P. and V. μαντεύεσθαι, P. ἀπομαντεύεσθαι, Ar. and P. χρησμῳδεῖν, V. προμαντεύεσθαι, (Eur., Frag.), θεσπίζειν, προθεσπίζειν, φημίζειν, Ar. and V. θεσπιῳδεῖν. It was prophesied to me: V. ἐμοὶ . . . ἦν πρόφαντον (Soph., Tr. 1158). Prophesying truly, adj.: V. ἀληθόμαντις. Prophesying falsely: V. ψευδόμαντις.
