θεοπροπέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.pro.pé.ɔː/ → /θe.o.proˈpe.o/ → /θe.o.proˈpe.o/

• (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)

1. 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