θεοπρόπος

theopropos

prophetic

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12228
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

1370
Odyssey 1
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1416

Dictionary (LSJ)

θεοπρόπος, ον, A. prophetic, οἰωνιστής Il. 13.70; ἔπος S. Tr. 822 (lyr.); ἦτορ Q.S. 12.534. 2. Subst., seer, prophet, Il. 12.228, Od. 1.416; of Moses, Ph. 1.199. b. θεοπρόπον, τό,= θεοπροπία, Call. Lav. Pall. 125(pl.). II. public messenger sent to inquire of an oracle, Ion. for θεωρός, Hdt. 1.48, al., A. Pr. 659, IG 12(5).141.9 (Paros, iii B.C.), SIG 548.2 (Delph., iii B.C.), Plu. Cim. 18: pl., as pr. n. of a family (= Θεοπροπίδαι, cf. D.L. 2.125), Porph. Abst. 2.9. (-προπο- assim. fr. -προκο-, cf. Lat. procus, precor.)

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