ὀφθαλμός,ὁ, (ὄπωπ-α, ὀφ-θῆναι,
A.
v. ὄψ B)eye, used by Hom. and Hes. mostly in pl.; ὀφθαλμοὶ δ' ὡς εἰ κέρα ἕστασαν . . ἀτρέμας ἐν βλεφάροισι
Od. 19.211
: sg.,παίειν τινὰ ἐς τὸν ὀ. Hdt. 9.22 : the pl. continued most common, but the dual also occurs, as in Ar. Nu. 362 : pl. is used in many phrases,ἐλθέμεν ἐς ὀφθαλμούς τινοςbefore one'seyes, Il. 24.204 ;οὐδ' Ἀχιλῆος ὀφθαλμοὺς εἴσειμιib. 463 ;ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἰδεῖν, ὁρᾶσθαι, etc., 10.275 , Od. 4.47 , etc.; butἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ὁρᾶν, νοεῖν, to see before one'seyes, 8.459 , Il. 24.312 ;ἔχειν ἐν ὀ.to have before one'seyes, X. An. 4.5.29 ;τὰ ἐν ὀ.what is before one'seyes, Pl. Tht. 174c ;τὸ ἐν τοῖς ὀ. δὴ γελοῖονwhat was ridiculousto the eye, Id. R. 452d ;ἐπίπροσθε τῶν ὀ. Id. Smp. 213a ; πρὸ τῶν ὀ. προφαίνεσθαι
Aeschin. 2.148
; ἐπ' ὀφθαλμῶν
Luc. Tox. 20
;γενέσθαι τινὶ ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶνto get out of any one'ssight, Hdt. 5.106 ; ἐξ ὀ. ἀποπέμψασθαι
Id. 1.120
; ἐξ ὀ. ποιεῖν
Alciphr. 3.20