Χρηστήριον
oracular response
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the prophecy; that is, the oracle [xrhsmo/s ] is the place, the shrine. [The word] mantei=on ["oracle"] [is used] both ways.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χρηστήριον· τὸ μάντευμα, ἤτοι τὸν χρησμὸν τὸ χωρίον, τὸ ἱερεῖον. τὸ δὲ μαντεῖον διχῶς.
Betacode
*xrhsth/rion: to\ ma/nteuma, h)/toi to\n xrhsmo\n to\ xwri/on, to\ i(erei=on. to\ de\ mantei=on dixw=s.