All 6 Uses of
deemed
in
Oedipus the King
- Wherefore he fled from what he deemed his father's house and in his flight he encountered and unwillingly slew his father Laius.†
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- Therefore, O King, here at thy hearth we sit, I and these children; not as deeming thee A new divinity, but the first of men; First in the common accidents of life, And first in visitations of the Gods.†
- Nor hadst thou received Prompting from us or been by others schooled; No, by a god inspired (so all men deem, And testify) didst thou renew our life.†
- If he deems That I have harmed or injured him in aught By word or deed in this our present trouble, I care not to prolong the span of life, Thus ill-reputed; for the calumny Hits not a single blot, but blasts my name, If by the general voice I am denounced False to the State and false by you my friends.†
- Whate'er the god deems fit To search, himself unaided will reveal.†
- CREON This had I done already, but I deemed It first behooved me to consult the god.†
Definition:
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(deemed) believed or judged