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μάντισ δ

but a seer (is best who guesses well)

Source: Euripides fr. 973 N (cf. Cic. Div. 2.12)

Register: technical

Etymology

Opening of a Euripidean line; the gnomic 'best seer guesses best'.

Occurs in 1 work (1 mentions)

Ad Atticum 7.13 24 January 49 BC · 1 occurrence

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