Μετοιωνίσασθαι
to procure better omens
Translated by David Whitehead7 Dec 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Meaning to change the bad omen.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μετοιωνίσασθαι· ἀντὶ τοῦ μεταθέσθαι τὸν φαῦλον οἰωνόν.
Betacode
*metoiwni/sasqai: a)nti\ tou= metaqe/sqai to\n fau=lon oi)wno/n.
Notes
- Abridged from Harpokration s.v., commenting on the use of this verb in Dinarchus 1 (chs. 29 and 92, web addresses 1 and 2; the present entry's aorist infinitive in the latter passage).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Jul 2011
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, added links and keyword, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead