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Gloss see, have the power of sight
βλέπω, Sol. 11.8 , etc.:impf.
A.
ἔβλεπον
Batr. 67
:fut.
βλέψομαι
D. 25.98
, Dor.
inf.
βλεψεῖσθαι
IG 4.951.75
(Epid.), later βλέψω
LXX Is. 6.9
, Aristid. 2.46J. , etc.:aor. ἔβλεψα(v. infr.):pf. βέβλεφα(ἀπο-) Antip.Stoic. 3.254 (codd. Stob. );βέβλοφα(ἐμ-) PLond. 1.42.21
(ii A. D.):— Pass. ,aor. ἐβλέφθην(προσ-) Plu. 2.68o f:pf. βέβλεμμαιto be supplied in Ath. 10.409c , cf. Eust. 1401.16 :—chiefly inpres.andaor.
Act. in early writers: Med. (exc.fut.) and Pass. only late:—see, have the power of sight(dist. fr.ὁρῶ perceive, be aware of, cf. Plot. 6.7.37 ), opp.τυφλός εἰμι, S. OT 302 , cf. 348 , OC 73 , Ar. Pl. 15 , etc.; βλέποντες ἔβλεπον μάτην
Close Browse lexicon entries ;μὴ βλέπων ὁ μάντις ᾖlest hesee too clearly, S. OT 747 ;ὁ βλέπων the seer, Hebraism in LXX 1 Ki. 9.9 ;ὀλίγον βλέπωνshort-sighted,
;πῶς βλέπων ;with whatface?
S. Ph. 110 ; ὄμμασιν ποίοις β. ;
; β. ἅμα πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσω
: withAdv.,φιλοφρόνως, ἐχθρῶς β. πρός τινας, X. Mem. 3.10.4 , Smp. 4.58 : freq. folld. by noun in acc.,φόβον β. lookterror, i. e. tolookterrible, Θυιὰς ὣς φόβον βλέπων
; Com.,ἔβλεψε νᾶπυ lookedmustard, Ar. Eq. 631 ; ἀνδρεῖον . . καὶ βλέποντ' ὀρίγανον
;πυρρίχην βλέπων looking likea war-dancer, Id. Av. 1169 ;αἴκειαν βλέπων looking likeone disgraced, ib. 1671 ;σκύτη β., of a slave, Eup. 282 , Ar. V. 643 ; β. ἀπιστίαν
: also folld. byAdj.,μέγα β.dub. in Semon. 19 ; φθονερὰ β.
, cf. Men. Epit. 479 , Jul. Caes. 309c : byinf., ἁρπάζειν β.
: bypart.neut., τί πεφροντικὸς βλέπεις ;
2. β. ἐς lookto,relyon, εἰς ἔργον οὐδὲν γιγνόμενον βλέπετε
; οὐκέτ' ἐστὶν εἰς ὅ τι βλέπω
;ἔς σε δὴ βλέπω, ὅπως. . in the hope that . . , Id. El. 954 : metaph. also,have regardto, ἡ πολιτεία β. εἰς πλοῦτον
; of aspects,οἰκίαι πρὸς μεσημβρίαν βλέπουσαι. . , X. Mem. 3.8.9 ; πέτρα βλέπουσα πρὸς νότον
; κάτω γὰρ οἱ ὀδόντες βλέπουσι
;ὅταν τὸ οὖθαρ βλέπῃ κάτωib. 523a2 .
3. look longingly, expect, propose, c.inf., Ar. Ach. 376 , V. 847 .
4. look toa thing,beware, ἀπό τινος
Ep.Phil. 3.2 : c. acc. pers., β. ἑαυτούς
; βλέπε σἁὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων
(i A. D.);β. ἵνα. . 1 Ep.Cor. 16.10 ;β. ἑαυτοὺς ἵνα μὴ. . 2 Ep.Jo. 8 ; βλέπετε τί ἀκούετε
III. trans.,see, behold, c. acc., S. Aj. 1042 , etc.;ἐξ αὑτοῦ βλεπόμενονself-evident, S.E. M. 1.184 ;τὰ βλεπόμενα the visible universe, LXX Wi. 13.7 .
2. ζῇ τε καὶ β. φάος seesthe light of day, A. Pers. 299 , cf. E. Hel. 60 ; νόστιμον β. φάος
;βλέποντα νῦν μὲν ὄρθ' ἔπειτα δὲ σκότον(i. e. being blind) S. OT 419 : hence, withoutφάος,to be alive, ζῶντα καὶ βλέποντα
, cf. 1349 , Aj. 962 ; of things,ἀληθῆ καὶ βλέποντα actually existing, A. Ch. 844 .
3. look for, μεῖζόν τι β.
4. Astrol. of signs equidistant from the tropical points,to be in aspect, β. ἄλληλα
, Heph.Astr. 1.9 . (βλέφαραoccurs in Hom. , but notβλέπωexc. in Batr. l.c.)
References Batr. 67 D. 25.98 IG 4.951.75 LXX Is. 6.9 Aristid. 2.46J. Antip.Stoic. 3.254 Stob. PLond. 1.42.21 Plu. 2.68o Ath. 10.409c Eust. 1401.16 Plot. 6.7.37 S. OT 302 348 OC 73 Ar. Pl. 15 A. Pr. 447 Alex. 234 S. OT 747 LXX 1 Ki. 9.9 POxy. 39.9 S. Tr. 402 Id. Aj. 345 A. Pers. 802 Th. 7.71 D. 18.283 S. Ph. 110 Id. OT 1371 Pl. Cra. 428d X. Mem. 3.10.4 Smp. 4.58 A. Th. 498 Ar. Eq. 631 Id. Ra. 603 Id. V. 455 Id. Av. 1169 1671 Eup. 282 Ar. V. 643 Eup. 309 Semon. 19 Pi. N. 4.39 Euphro 10.16 Men. Epit. 479 Jul. Caes. 309c Men. Epit. 181 Alex. 97 E. Alc. 773 Sol. 11.8 S. Ant. 923 Id. Aj. 514 Id. El. 954 Arist. Pol. 1293b14 X. Mem. 3.8.9 Str. 4.1.4 Arist. HA 502a1 523a2 Ar. Ach. 376 V. 847 Ev.Marc. 8.15 Ep.Phil. 3.2 Ev.Marc. 13.9 BGU 1079.24 1 Ep.Cor. 16.10 2 Ep.Jo. 8 Ev.Marc. 4.24 S. Aj. 1042 S.E. M. 1.184 LXX Wi. 13.7 A. Pers. 299 E. Hel. 60 A. Pers. 261 S. OT 419 A. Ag. 677 S. Ph. 883 1349 Aj. 962 A. Ch. 844 Pl. Chrm. 172c Ptol. Tetr. 36 Heph.Astr. 1.9 Hom. Batr. Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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