μαντεία

manteia

prophetic power, power of divination, h. Merc

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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On the Heavens 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 283b26–284b5

284b3
On Divination in Sleep 1
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Chapter 2 463b12–464b18

464b18
History of Animals 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 18 601a23–601b8

601b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

μαντεία, Ep. μαντ-είη, Ion. μαντ-ηΐη, ἡ, (μαντεύομαι) A. prophetic power, power of divination, h. Merc.533, 547, etc.; μαντείᾳ χρῆσθαι καθʼ ὕπνον Pl. Ti. 71d; mode of divination, Hdt. 2.57; αἴνιγμα μαντείας ἔδει S. OT 394; μαντείας δεῖται ὅ τι ποτὲ λέγεις Pl. Smp. 206b; ἔτι ταῦτα μαντείας προσδεῖται; Aeschin. 1.76: pl., divinations, h.Merc. 472, S. El. 499 (lyr.), Hdt. 2.83, etc. 2. conjecture, ἡ περὶ τὸν θεὸν μ. Arist. Cael. 284b3; μαντεία μᾶλλον ἢ κρίσει τἀληθὲς ἀναζητῶν Luc. Herm. 49. II. oracle, prophecy, Pl. Ap. 29a: pl., Tyrt. 4.2, S. OT 149, Lys. 6.33; ὡς ἡ ἐμὴ μ. as I divine, Pl. Phlb. 66b. 2. oracular, i.e. obscure, expression, Id. Cra. 384a.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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