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μυστικός

μυστικός, mystic, connected with the mysteries

μυστικός, ή, όν,
  • connected with the mysteries, τέλος A. Fr. 387; μ. Ἴακχος the mystic chant Iacchus, Hdt. 8.65; χοῖροι Ar. Ach. 764; αὔρα τις εἰσέπνευσε -ωτάτη Id. Ra. 314; βίοτος μ. IG 3.172.6; μ. λόγοι Phld. Ir. p.46 W.; τὰ μ. the mysteries, Th. 6.28, 60; ἡ -κή (sc. παράδοσις) mystical doctrine, Procl. in Prm. p.779 S., cf. eund.in Ti. 3.12 D.; τὸ θεῖον καὶ μ. Dam. Pr. 213; οἱ μ., = μύσται, Str. 17.1.29: Comp. -ώτερος Luc. Salt. 59: Sup. -ώτατος Ar. Ra. l.c., Dam. Pr. 111. Adv. -κῶς, δικάζειν Poll. 8.123 (fort. μυστικῶν in cases relating to the mysteries); mystically, μ. καὶ τελεστικῶς Hermog. Id. 1.6, cf. D.S. 5.77, Porph. Antr. 4.
    • II private, secret, Cic. Att. 4.2.7 (Comp.). Adv. -κῶς Str. 10.3.9, LXX 3 Ma. 3.10, Vett.Val. 46.11: Comp. -ώτερον, scribere Cic. Att. 6.4.3.

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