θει-άζω, (θεῖοςA)
A. to be inspired, frenzied,ὁπόσοι αὐτοὺς θειάσαντες ἐπήλπισανas many as made them hopeby divinations, Th. 8.1 ;θ. καὶ θεοφορεῖται is divinely inspired, Ph. 1.479 ;ὁπόσοι τελεταῖς ἐθείαζον obtained inspirationthrough ritual, Philostr. Her. 5.3 .
2. prophesy, ὅτι στρατοπεδεύσοιτο
D.C. Fr. 57.48
:— Pass. , [ λόγος] ἐπὶ τῇ τελευτῇ τοῦ Ἀλεξάνδρου ἐθειάσθη
Arr. An. 7.18.6
; λόγιον ὑπὸ τοῦ ὁμίλου θειασθέν
D.C. 62.18
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II. worship as divine, Id. 59.27 ; Πυθαγόραν καὶ Πλάτωνα
Dam. Isid. 36
:— Pass. , Max.Tyr. 8.9 .