purport
From LSJ
τὰ μέλλοντα τοῖς γεγενημένοις τεκμαίρεσθαι → determine the future on the basis of the past
τὰ μέλλοντα τοῖς γεγενημένοις τεκμαίρεσθαι → determine the future on the basis of the past
meaning: P. and V. δύναμις, ἡ, P. διάνοια, ἡ, βούλησις, ἡ; see meaning.
such was the purport of Nicias' letter: P. ἡ τοῦ Νικίου ἐπιστολὴ τοσαῦτα ἐδήλου (Thuc. 7, 16).
See mean.