Νεκυόμαντις

necromancer

Translated by Catharine Roth25 Oct 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

7 words

[Meaning] one who questions the dead man.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νεκυόμαντις· ὁ ἐπερωτῶν τὸν νεκρόν.

Betacode

*nekuo/mantis: o( e)perwtw=n to\n nekro/n.

Notes

Likewise in Photius (nu100 Theodoridis) and other lexica.
cf. generally nu 146, nu 147. A rarer variant is nekro/mantis.

Linked from3 entries

Neighbouring entries

ν143Νεκτάρεονnectarous ν144Νεκταρέουnectarous ν145Νεκυόμαντιςnecromancer ν146ΝεκυίαNekuia ν147Νέκυςcorpse

Revision history3 revisions · last 23 Jul 2017

23 Jul 2017cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
5 Jun 2013expanded note — David Whitehead
25 Oct 2005tweaked tr; expanded note — David Whitehead
25 Oct 2005Translated — Catharine Roth