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ἐπισκοπέω

ἐπισκοπέω, to look upon

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ἐπισκεπτέαι feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural, feminine dative singular of ἐπισκοπέω

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ἐπισκοπ-έω, fut. -σκέψομαι, later -σκοπήσω Babr. 103.8: aor. -εσκεψάμην, later -εσκόπησα Luc. Herm. 44, 59: pf. ἐπέσκεμμαι Hp. VM 14, Pl. Epin. 990a; also in pass. sense, Arist. Cael. 299a10, PA 692a18:—
  • look upon or at, inspect, observe, ἱστορίας καὶ τἆλλα ἔγγραφα Milet. 3.155 (ii B.C.) (also in Med., ἐ. τὸ περίχωμα PLille 1v 27 (iii B.C.), etc.); regard, τἄμʼ ἐ. κακά E. Heracl. 869; of tutelary gods, Θηβαΐας ἐπισκοποῦντʼ ἀγυιάς, of Bacchus, S. Ant. 1136 (lyr.); Ἴλιον . . ἐπισκοπεῖ σεμνὸς Ποσειδῶν E. IT 1414, cf. Ph. 661 (lyr.); ὦ Δῆμʼ, ἐναργῶς ἡ θεός σʼ ἐπισκοπεῖ Ar. Eq. 1173, cf. 1186; also of a ruler, ἐ. τὴν πολιτείαν Pl. R. 506b, cf. X. Oec. 4.6 (so in Med., θαμὰ ἐπεσκοπεῖτο ἡμᾶς observed, Pl. Ly. 207a): folld. by Relat., ἐ. καὶ ἀναμετρήσαντες ὅσῳ ἐλάσσων ὁ χῶρος γέγονε Hdt. 2.109; ἐ. πῶς ἔχει Pl. Grg. 451c; τόδε ἐπίσκεψαι εἴ τι λέγω Id. Phd. 87b, cf. X. Mem. 2.1.22; πότερον . . ἤ . . Pl. R. 518a; τίς εἴη . . X. Mem. 3.2.4, cf. Smp. 1.12; ἐ. μή . . take care lest, Ep.Hebr. 12.15.
      • 2 visit, ὦ θάνατε, νῦν μʼ ἐπίσκεψαι μολών S. Aj. 854; visit as a friend (ironically), D. 9.12; esp. visit the sick, X. Cyr. 8.2.25, Mem. 3.11.10; of the physician, Hdn. 4.2.4:—Med., D. 59.56, Gal. 11.2, 14.633:—Pass., εὐνὴν ὀνείροις οὐκ ἐπισκοπουμένην visited not by dreams, i.e. sleepless, A. Ag. 13.
      • 3 of a general, inspect, review, τὰς τάξεις X. An. 2.3.2; τὰ ὅπλα Id. Cyr. 6.3.21, cf. A. Eu. 296.
      • 4 consider, reflect, meditate, ὅ τι ἂν μέλλῃς ἐρεῖν, πρότερον ἐπισκόπει τῇ γνώμῃ Isoc. 1.41; also ἐ. πρός τι Pl. Lg. 924d; περί τινος Id. Prt. 348d, al., Ceb. 35.5; ὑπέρ τινος Plb. 3.15.2; σαυτὸν ἐ. ὅστις εἴης X. Mem. 4.2.24; ἐ. τίς . ., ποία τις . . Arist. Pol. 1274b32; πότερον . . ib. 1276b16:—Med., examine with oneself, meditate, Pl. Phd. 91d; εἰς τὸ ἀληθὲς ἐ. τι Id. Phlb. 61e, cf. Alex. 219.8, Philem. 46:—Pass., pf. (v.supr.).
      • 5 exercise the office of ἐπίσκοπος, v.l. in 1 Ep.Pet. 5.2.

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