ὀττεύομαι: Difference between revisions

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|Definition=Att. for <b class="b3">ὀσσεύομαι</b> (which does not occur), <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">divine from an ominous voice</b> or <b class="b2">sound</b> (ὄσσα) <b class="b3">, ὀττευομένη δὲ κάθηται</b> she sits <b class="b2">looking for omens</b>, of a lover, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>597</span>; <b class="b3">ταῖς τούτων κληδόσι</b> by the cries of children, Plu.2.356e; πρὸς [κόρακος] βοήν <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>1.48</span>: generally, <b class="b2">have forebodings of</b> a thing, τὸ μέλλον <span class="bibl">Plb.27.16.5</span>; τι περὶ τῶν ὅλων <span class="bibl">Id.1.11.15</span>: c. (acc. et) inf., <b class="b2">augur that</b>... <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Antr.</span>33</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">Lex.</span>19</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">regard as ominous</b>, <b class="b3">τὴν τύχην, τὸ ἔργον</b>, <span class="bibl">D.H.9.23</span>, <span class="bibl">55</span>: hence, <b class="b2">deprecate as ill-omened</b>, πάντα τῦφον <span class="bibl">Id.2.19</span>.—The Act. <b class="b3">ὀττεύουσιν</b> prob. f.l. in <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>3.9</span> (<b class="b3">ὀπυίουσιν</b> cj. Pierson <span class="title">Moer.</span>p.279 P.): <b class="b3">κλῃδονίζομαι</b> was the equiv. Hellenic form, acc. to Moer. l. c.</span>

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