θέσφατος

thesphatos

spoken by God, decreed

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 8
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4561
Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7143
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9507
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10473
Book 11 2
Chapter ?

11151
11297
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12155
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13172
Iliad 2
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

564
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8477

Dictionary (LSJ)

θέσφατος, ον, (θεός, φημί) A. spoken by God, decreed, μόρος A. Ag. 1321; ἥκει θ. βίου τελευτή S. OC 1472: mostly in phrase θέσφατόν ἐστι, it is ordained, ὣς γὰρ θ. ἐστι Il. 8.477, cf. E. IA 1556: c. dat. pers. et inf., σοὶ δʼ οὐ θ. ἐστι . . θανέειν Od. 4.561, cf. 10.473, Pi. P. 4.71, Orac. in Ar. Pax 1073; so εἴ τι θ. πατρὶ . . ἱκνεῖθʼ, ὥστε πρὸς παίδων θανεῖν S. OC 969. 2. Subst. θέσφατα, τά, divine decrees, oracles, Od. 11.151,297; παλαίφατα θ. 13.172, cf. Pi. I. 8(7).34: sg., E. IT 121. II. generally, wonderful, mighty, ἀήρ Od. 7.143.—Cf. θεσπέσιος, θέσκελος.

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