hupokrinesthai 'respond to (a sign), interpret'

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Iliad 12.228

Gregory Nagy

analysis of hupokrinesthai and the coextensiveness of epic with oracular poetryThe meaning of the noun theopropos as ‘interpreter of signs’ is defined clearly in this verse: the ro ... Continue reading

Odyssey 19.535

Gregory Nagy

ἀλλ’ ἄγε μοι τὸν ὄνειρον ὑπόκριναι καὶ ἄκουσονCome, respond [hupo-krinesthai] to my dream [oneiros], and hear my telling of it.When Penelope challenges the disguised Odysseus to in ... Continue reading