Θεσπίζει

foretells, prophesies

Translated by Nicholas Wilshere14 Apr 2003Vetting: high2 revisions

6 words

[Meaning he/she/it] lays down the law.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θεσπίζει· νομοθετεῖ.

Betacode

*qespi/zei: nomoqetei=.

Notes

Same or similar entry in other lexica. The headword -- third person singular, present indicative, of qespi/zw -- must be quoted from somewhere; the many extant possibilities include Euripides (fr. 955h Snell), Lucian, and Philo Judaeus.
cf. generally theta 281, theta 284.

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Neighbouring entries

θ278Θεσπιέσιto the Thespians θ279ΘεσπιεύςThespieus, Thespian θ280Θεσπίζειforetells, prophesies θ281Θεσπιῳδεῖsings oracles θ282ΘέσπιςThespis

Revision history2 revisions · last 2 Jan 2013

2 Jan 2013another note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 Apr 2003modified headword and translation; added notes and keywords — David Whitehead
14 Apr 2003Translated — Nicholas Wilshere