θεσπιῳδέω

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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes
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Full diacritics: θεσπῐῳδέω Medium diacritics: θεσπιῳδέω Low diacritics: θεσπιωδέω Capitals: ΘΕΣΠΙΩΔΕΩ
Transliteration A: thespiōidéō Transliteration B: thespiōdeō Transliteration C: thespiodeo Beta Code: qespiw|de/w

English (LSJ)

   A to be a θεσπιῳδός, sing in prophetic strain, A.Ag.1161, E.Ph.959, Ar.Pl.9, Pl.Ax.367d; χρησμοὶ τὸ κράτος τῆς οἰκουμένης -ῳδοῦσι Posidon.36J.    II hold office of θεσπιῳδός, i. e. versifier of oracles, OGI530.6 (Amisus), IGRom.4.1588 (Claros), etc.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1204] ein θεσπιῳδός sein, Orakel ertheilen, weissagen; Aesch. Ag. 1133; von Apollo, ὃς θεσπιῳδεῖ τρίποδος ἐκ χρυσηλάτου Ar. Plut. 9; Posid. Ath. V, 213 b; auch von Dichtern, οἳ ποιήμασι θειοτέροις τὰ περὶ τὸν βίον θεσπιῳδοῦσιν Plat. Ax. 367 d.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

θεσπιῳδέω: εἶμαι θεσπιῳδός, προφητεύω, ᾄδω προφητικὸν μέλος, Αἰσχύλ. Ἀγ. 1161, Εὐρ, ἐν Φοιν. 959, Ἀριστοφ. Πλ. 9, Πλάτ. Ἀξ. 367D, κτλ. - Κατὰ Πολυδ. Α΄, 17, «τὸ γὰρ θεσπιῳδῆσαι διθυραμβῶδες».

French (Bailly abrégé)

-ῶ :
être prophète, rendre un oracle.
Étymologie: θεσπιῳδός.