augury
From LSJ
ὀλιγαρχία δὲ τῶν μὲν κινδύνων τοῖς πολλοῖς μεταδίδωσι͵ τῶν δ΄ ὠφελίμων οὐ πλεονεκτεῖ μόνον, ἀλλὰ κτλ. → But an oligarchy gives the many a share of the danger, and not content with the largest part takes and keeps the whole of the profit (Thucyd. 6.39)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
art of augury: P. ἡ οἰωνιστική (Plato), V. οἰνωνίσματα, τά.
practise augury: P. οἰωνίζεσθαι (Xen.), V. οἰωνοσκοπεῖν.
seat of augury: V. θᾶκος οἰωνοσκόπος. ὁ.
omen: P. and V. οἰωνός, ὁ, Ar. and V. ὄρνις, ὁ, V. πτερόν, τό.