μαντεῖον

manteion

oracle

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Apology 2
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21c1
33c5
Timaeus 2
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71e2
72b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

μαντεῖον, Ion. and Ep. μαντ-ήϊον, τό, A. oracle, i.e., I. oracular response, mostly in pl., μαντήϊα Τειρεσίαο Od. 12.272, cf. Hes. Fr. 134.9, Hdt. 2.174, Pl. Ap. 33c: sg., Hdt. 2.111, 9.33, Phld. Mus. p.87 K. II. seat of an oracle, Heraclit. 93, A. Eu. 4, Hdt. 1.46, Th. 2.17, Isoc. 6.17; τὸ Πυθικὸν μ. S. El. 33: in pl. of a single shrine, A. Pr. 831, E. Ion 66. III. method, process of divination, PMag.Lond. 46.1. IV. in pl., rewards of divination, LXX Nu. 22.7.

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