The corpus record

θηρ-ᾱτικός

theratikos

given by the hunter

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Where it lives

On Hunting 1 · 1.1/10k
Memorabilia 1 · 0.28/10k

What it meant — LSJ

given by the hunter, for game-licence

= θηρευτικός, σκύλακες Ph. 1.628 (s.v.l.), cf. Gal. Protr. 6; ἔργα Ael. NA 14.5; θ. σημεῖα signals given by the hunter, Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.593b; θ. φόρος tax for game-licence, dub. in PSI 3.222 (iii A.D.).

2 fit for winning, the arts for winning

fit for winning, τὰ θ. τῶν φίλων the arts for winning friends, X. Mem. 2.6.33.

3 fond of hunting

fond of hunting, Plu. Sollert. 2.960a, 965b.

In the wild

θηρατικά · thēratika Xenophon, Memorabilia 2.6.33 (DIORISIS sentence 800)
θηρατικὸν · thēratikon Xenophon, On Hunting 6.8 (DIORISIS sentence 251)

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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