ὀττεύομαι, Att. forὀσσεύομαι(which does not occur),
A. divine from an ominous voiceorsound(ὄσσα), ὀττευομένη δὲ κάθηταιshe sitslooking for omens, of a lover, Ar. Lys. 597 ;ταῖς τούτων κληδόσιby the cries of children, Plu. 2.356e ; πρὸς [κόρακος] βοήν
Ael. NA 1.48
: generally,have forebodings ofa thing, τὸ μέλλον
Plb. 27.16.5
; τι περὶ τῶν ὅλων
Id. 1.11.15
: c. (acc. et)inf.,augur that. . , Porph. Antr. 33 , Luc. Lex. 19 .
II. regard as ominous,τὴν τύχην, τὸ ἔργον, D.H. 9.23 , 55 : hence,deprecate as ill-omened, πάντα τῦφον
Id. 2.19
.—The Act.
ὀττεύουσινprob.f.l. in
Ael. NA 3.9 (ὀπυίουσινcj. Pierson Moer. p.279 P.):κλῃδονίζομαιwas the equiv. Hellenic form, acc. to Moer. l. c.