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οἰωνίζομαι

οἰωνίζομαι, to take omens from the flight and cries of birds

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οἰων-ίζομαι, impf. (without augm.) X. HG 1.4.12, 5.4.17: fut. -ιοῦμαι LXX Le. 19.26: aor. opt. οἰωνίσαιτο D. 25.80; part. -άμενος Arist. Pol. 1304a1:—
  • take omens from the flight and cries of birds, οὐδὲν ἄλλο ἔτι -όμενοι X. Cyr. 1.6.1, cf. Plu. Rom. 9.
    • II generally, divine from omens, c. acc. et inf., X. HG ll. cc., LXX Ge. 44.5.
      • 2 c. acc., regard as an omen, οἰ. τι σύμπτωμα Arist. l.c., cf. Epin. 2.3, Nic.Dam. 66.13J., D.S. 8.32, 17.49, Plu. Praec. 2.825b; ὃν οἰωνίσαιτʼ ἄν τις μᾶλλον ἰδὼν ἢ προσειπεῖν βούλοιτο whom one would rather shun as an ill omen if one saw him, than speak to, D. l.c., cf. Thphr. HP 8.6.2, Str. 13.1.42.

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