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κληδών

kledon

omen, presage contained in a chance utterance

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κληδών, όνος, ἡ, Ep. κλεηδών and κληηδών, (κλέω A) A. omen, presage contained in a chance utterance, χαῖρεν δὲ κλεηδόνι δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς Od. 18.117, 20.120; ὁ μὲν τῇ κ. οὐδὲν χρεώμενος (supr. φήμη) Hdt. 5.72; κληδόνας τε δυσκρίτους ἐγνώρισʼ αὐτοῖς A. Pr. 486, cf. S. El. 1110, Call. Epigr. 1.14: in later Prose, κληδόνων ἀκούσονται LXX De. 18.14 (v.l. -ονισμῶν), cf. Polystr.p.5 W.; μαντικὴ ἀπὸ κληδόνων Paus. 9.11.7, cf. PMag.Oxy. 886.22 (iii A.D.); δέχομαι τὴν κ. Luc. Laps. 8: personified, in pl., Paus. l.c.; Φήμη καὶ Κ., = Lat. Aius Locutius, Plu. Cam. 30. II. tidings, κληηδὼν πατρός news of my father, Od. 4.317: abs., report, rumour, ἐξ ἀμαυρᾶς κ. A. Ch. 853, cf. Hdt. 9.101; κληδόνες παλίγκοτοι A. Ag. 863; κ. ἐν ἁπάσῃ τῇ πόλει κατεῖχεν, ὅτι . . And. 1.130. 2. fame, repute, κ. ἀϋτεῖ A. Ag. 927; glory, παῖδες γὰρ ἀνδρὶ κ. σωτήριοι Id. Ch. 505; κληδὼν καλή good report, S. OC 258; κ. αἰσχρά E. Alc. 315. III. invocation, λιτὰς δὲ καὶ κληδόνας πατρῴους A. Ag. 228 (lyr.); κληδόνος βοή Id. Eu. 397. b. shouting, S. Ichn. 232. 2. name, appellation, κ. ἐπωνύμους A. Eu. 418.
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