θεοπροπέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός, god, and πρέπω, to be visible, clearly seen.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.pro.pé.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.proˈpe.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.proˈpe.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.proˈpe.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.o.proˈpe.o/

Verb

θεοπροπέω • (theopropéō)

to prophesy
καὶ νῦν ἐν Δαναοῖσι θεοπροπέων ἀγορεύεις ὡς δὴ τοῦδ᾽ ἕνεκά σφιν ἑκηβόλος ἄλγεα τεύχει (Iliad 1.109)
And now you proclaim to the gathered Danaans that for this reason the Sharpshooter has brought to them these woes

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