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[62] ἐρείομεν is an anomalous form, and should come from a present * “ἔρημι” (H. G. § 80). The “-ο-” cannot, of course, stand in the pres. subj. of a thematic form. Nauck writes “ἐρώμεθα” (cf. Od. 8.133), Schulze “ἐρήομεν”, Fick “ἐρεύομεν”, as aorist (“ἐρεῦαι” like “χεῦαι”). The ἱερεύς is mentioned merely as an authority on ritual (65), not as a diviner; for the Homeric priest as such seems to have had no functions of divination; there are no omens from sacrifices.

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