δαιμόνιον, τό,
divine Power, Divinity, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.87, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 894 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.13, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 382e, etc.; τὸ δαιμόνιον ἄρ᾽ ἢ θεὸς ἢ θεοῦ ἔργον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1398a15, compare 1419a9; οἱ θεοὶ εἴσονται καὶ τὸ δ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.239 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; φοβεῖσθαι μή τι δ. πράγματ᾽ ἐλαύνῃ some fatality, [[ [prev. author] 9.54 ] Refs]; τὰ τοῦ δ. the favours of forlune, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epinomis” 992d. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II inferior divine being, μεταξὺ θεοῦ τε καὶ θνητοῦ [[ [prev. author] “Smp.” 202e; καινὰ δ. εἰσφέρειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.1.2, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 24c, cf. Vett. Val. 67.5, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; applied to the 'genius' of Socrates, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.1.2, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 40a, “Tht.” 151a, “Euthphr.” 3b. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 evil spirit, δ. φαῦλα [[ 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.338, cf. LXX.Deu.32.17, LXX.Tob.3.8, NT.Matt.7.22, +others, “PMag.Lond.” 1.46.120 (4th c.AD). ] NT+3rd c.BC+]