ὀρνῑθ-εύω · ornith-euō — LSJ
catch, snare birds
catch, snare birds, X. HG 4.1.16.
II observe the flight, cries of birds
ὀρνιθεύομαι, = οἰωνίζομαι, observe the flight or cries of birds for divination, D.H. 4.13, Hecat.Abd. 14.
The corpus record
ὀρνῑθ-εύω
ornitheuo
catch, snare birds
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Where it lives
- Hellenica 1 · 0.15/10k
What it meant
In the wild
- ὀρνιθεῦσαι · ornitheusai Xenophon, Hellenica 4.1.16 (DIORISIS sentence 1288)
Where it came from
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